ABSTRACT
Background
There is a need to perform a Canadian French translation and linguistic validation of the health-related quality of life utility measure for pre-school children (HuPS) conceptually equivalent to the original Canadian English version.
Research design and methods
The translation process consisted of forward and back translations. The linguistic validation was performed with the parents of preschool children during face-to-face cognitive debriefing interviews. The whole process was done in accordance with academic standards and the guidance of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for patient-reported outcome instruments.
Results
The results of back translations indicated that 89% of the sentences were identical or almost identical to the original English-language wording. The review of the back translations led to a change in 13 sentences out of 91 from the reconciled forward translation, while the linguistic validation process with 13 parents led to 14 additional changes. Preliminary reliability validation results indicate a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.73.
Conclusion
The translation and linguistic testing processes were successful in creating a valid HuPS in Canadian French (HuPS-CF). This translation should be the subject of reliability and validity studies in a wide variety of clinical and general populations before to use in research projects.
Acknowledgments
We acknowledge all participants to this study and Jade Berbari for his support. TGP is member of the FRQS-funded Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal. TGP, JRG and CC are fellows of the FRQS.
Authors’ contribution
TGP conceived the study, analyzed data, wrote and revised the manuscript. DF and WF interpreted results and revised the manuscript. JRG, GP, CG and MT collected data and revised the manuscript. CC conceived the study and revised the manuscript.
Availability of data
Data are presented in the manuscript.
Consent for publication
Participants provided written consent for publication.
Declaration of interest
The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.
Ethical considerations
This study was approved by the ethics committee of the CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS (#2020-3429). This ethics committee is in charge for all projects conducted in health sciences for researchers from the University of Sherbrooke. The CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS is the academic hospital for the University of Sherbrooke. Written consent from participants was obtained prior to the cognitive debriefing interviews.
Reviewers Disclosure
Peer reviewers on this manuscript have no relevant financial relationships or otherwise to disclose.