title: A committee approach maintaining cultural originality in translation.
abstract: Various methods have been used to translate existing assessment tools and clinical nursing materials from one language to another. The method of choice depends on the research objectives, availability of translators, budget, and time. We highlight our experience using the committee approach to translation. This less commonly used approach introduces the concept of cultural consensus building early in the translation process, which is particularly appropriate when languages are culturally and linguistically distant. Our experience centers on the translation of the Primary Communication Inventory (PCI), from English to Japanese, to study first-time parents in Japan.
authors: School of Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho Shogoin Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan. Electronic address: rfurukawa@hs.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors: Ryoko
authors: R
authors: Furukawa
authors: Oregon Health & Science University, School of Nursing, SN-6S (624), 3455 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA. Electronic address: driessna@ohsu.edu.
authors: Martha
authors: M
authors: Driessnack
authors: Montana State University, College of Nursing, PO Box 173560, Bozeman, MT 59717-3560, USA. Electronic address: yoshikoc@montana.edu.
authors: Yoshiko
authors: Y
authors: Colclough
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care / Q000592:standards; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan; D007802:Language; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000592:standards; D010290:Parents; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating; D014481:United States
keywords: Committee approach; Primary Communication Inventory; Translation