Cross-cultural Adaptation of the "Functional Activities Questionnaire - FAQ" for use in Brazil

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper was to present the results of the first stage of cross-cultural adaptation of the Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ). METHODS: The tool was subjected to translation and re-translation, and the test-retest reliability of a proposed version for use in Brazil was...

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Autores principales: Sanchez, Maria Angélica dos Santos, Correa, Pricila Cristina Ribeiro, Lourenço, Roberto Alves
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5619045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213759
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-57642011DN05040010
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper was to present the results of the first stage of cross-cultural adaptation of the Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ). METHODS: The tool was subjected to translation and re-translation, and the test-retest reliability of a proposed version for use in Brazil was analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 548 questionnaire respondents, a convenience sample of 68 informants was selected for retesting. Internal consistency was measured by Cronbach's alpha (0.95) while test-retest reliability was assessed using intra-class correlation (0.97). The findings have shown that FAQ is brief - averaging seven minutes to apply, easily understood and has good intra-rater test-retest reliability. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest this adapted version of the FAQ is a reliable and stable tool which may be useful for assessing function in Brazilian elderly. Notwithstanding, the version should be subjected to further analysis with the aim of reaching functional equivalence.

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