title: [Cross-cultural adaptation of LIFE-H 3.1: an instrument for assessing social participation].
abstract: Restrictions in participation cause serious problems for individuals with chronic disabling conditions. The use of questionnaires to assess participation allows studying the impact of such chronic conditions on functionality, besides potentially improving intervention strategies. The aim of this study was to translate the Assessment of Life Habits (LIFE-H 3.1) into Brazilian Portuguese language and adapt the questionnaire to the Brazilian culture. The cross-cultural adaptation followed standard guidelines and was conducted in five stages: translation, back-translation, summary of the translations, expert committee consultation, and testing the pre-final version. The final version of the LIFE-H 3.1 for use in Brazil showed satisfactory semantic, linguistic, cultural, and conceptual equivalence. Future studies should continue the process of validating the questionnaire.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte , Brazil.|Prefeitura Municipal de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brasil., Prefeitura Municipal de Belo Horizonte, Prefeitura Municipal de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte , Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Sabine Nunes de
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Assumpção
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte , Brazil.
authors.forename: Iza de
authors.initials: Id
authors.lastname: Faria-Fortini
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte , Brazil.
authors.forename: Marluce Lopes
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Basílio
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte , Brazil.
authors.forename: Lívia de Castro
authors.initials: Lde C
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente, Brasil., Universidade Estadual Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Presidente Prudente , Brazil.
authors.forename: Augusto Cesinando de
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte , Brazil.
authors.forename: Luci Fuscaldi
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Teixeira-Salmela
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012660:Semantics; D058992:Social Participation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations