title: [Translation and cultural adaptation of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs - Initial].
abstract: The objective of this study was to perform the translation and cultural adaptation of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs - Initial instrument, and calculate its content validity index. This is a methodological study designed for the cultural adaptation of the instrument. The instrument was translated into Portuguese in two versions that originated the synthesis of the translations, which were then submitted to the evaluation of four judges, experts in the field of alcohol and other drugs. After the suggested changes were made, the instrument was back-translated and resubmitted to the judges and authors of the original instrument, resulting in the final version of the instrument, Avaliação Global das Necessidades Individuais - Inicial. The content validity index of the instrument was 0.91, considered valid according to the literature. The instrument Avaliação Global das Necessidades Individuais - Inicial was culturally adapted to the Portuguese language spoken in Brazil; however, it was not submitted to tests with the target population, which suggests further studies should be performed to test its reliability and validity.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. heloisa.claro@usp.br
authors.forename: Heloísa Garcia
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Claro
authors.forename: Márcia Aparecida Ferreira
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Heloisa Barbosa
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Paglione
authors.forename: Paula Hayasi
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Pinho
authors.forename: Maria Odete
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Divane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Vargas
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy; D001938:Brazil; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating