title: Translation and Adaptation of Five English Language Self-Report Health Measures to South Indian Kannada Language.
abstract: The objective of this study was to translate and adapt five English self-report health measures to a South Indian language Kannada. Currently, no systematically developed questionnaires assessing hearing rehabilitation outcomes are available for clinical or research use in Kannada. The questionnaires included for translation and adaptation were the hearing handicap questionnaire, the international outcome inventory - hearing aids, the self-assessment of communication, the participation scale, and the assessment of quality of life - 4 dimensions. The questionnaires were translated and adapted using the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) guidelines. The five stages followed in the study included: i) forward translation; ii) common translation synthesis; iii) backward translation; iv) expert committee review; v) pre-final testing. In this paper, in addition to a description of the process, we also highlight practical issues faced while adopting the procedure with an aim to help readers better understand the intricacies involved in such processes. This can be helpful to researchers and clinicians who are keen to adapt standard self-report questionnaires from other languages to their native language.
authors: Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA; Audiology India, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
authors: Spoorthi
authors: S
authors: Thammaiah
authors: Vinaya
authors: V
authors: Manchaiah
authors: Audiology India, Mysore, Karnataka, India; The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
authors: Vijayalakshmi
authors: V
authors: Easwar
authors: Audiology India, Mysore, Karnataka, India; All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, University of Mysore, Mysore, India.
authors: Rajalakshmi
authors: R
authors: Krishna
keywords: Translation; adaptation; hearing aids; hearing loss; self-report measures