The process of stigmatization associated with TB has been undervalued in national research as this social aspect is important in the control of the disease, especially in marginalized populations. This paper introduces the stages of the process of cultural adaptation in Brazil of the Tuberculosis-related stigma scale for TB patients. It is a methodological study in which the items of the scale were translated and back-translated with semantic validation with 15 individuals of the target population. After translation, the reconciled back-translated version was compared with the original version by the project coordinator in Southern Thailand, who approved the final version in Brazilian Portuguese. The results of the semantic validation conducted with TB patients enable the identification that, in general, the scale was well accepted and easily understood by the participants.
BT - Ciencia & saude coletiva C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27383356?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1590/1413-81232015217.10582015 IS - 7 J2 - Cien Saude Colet LA - eng N2 -The process of stigmatization associated with TB has been undervalued in national research as this social aspect is important in the control of the disease, especially in marginalized populations. This paper introduces the stages of the process of cultural adaptation in Brazil of the Tuberculosis-related stigma scale for TB patients. It is a methodological study in which the items of the scale were translated and back-translated with semantic validation with 15 individuals of the target population. After translation, the reconciled back-translated version was compared with the original version by the project coordinator in Southern Thailand, who approved the final version in Brazilian Portuguese. The results of the semantic validation conducted with TB patients enable the identification that, in general, the scale was well accepted and easily understood by the participants.
PY - 2016 SP - 2233 EP - 2242 T2 - Ciencia & saude coletiva TI - Cultural adaptation of the tuberculosis-related stigma scale to Brazil. TT - Adaptação cultural para o Brasil da escala Tuberculosis-related stigma UR - http://www.scielo.br/pdf/csc/v21n7/en_1413-8123-csc-21-07-2233.pdf VL - 21 SN - 1678-4561 ER -