Methodological Challenges in Developing a Youth Questionnaire, Life & Health Young People , for Comparative Studies in Thailand and Sweden
About Bridging the Language Gap Between Two Non-English-Speaking Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19461283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anchalee Thitasan (0000-0002-3698-5863, Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna, Sweden, corresponding author), Marianne Velandia (0000-0002-8660-2365, Mälardalen University, Vasteras, Sweden), Chularat Howharn (0000-0002-0871-0766, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand), Elinor Brunnberg (Mälardalen University, Mälardalen Research Center, Sweden) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 582-589 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Transcultural Nursing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1043-6596 • E-ISSN: 1552-7832 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1043659616668396 |
| PMID | 27629861 |
| OpenAlex | W2520159262 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
Purpose: To develop a Thai questionnaire ชีวิตและสุขภาพของวัยรุ่นในประเทศไทย (TYQ) to explore girls’ and boys’ living conditions, lifestyles, and self-reported health with special focus on sexuality, based on a Swedish questionnaire, Liv & Hälsa ung (SYQ). Challenges in developing a youth questionnaire for comparative studies are described. Design: A multistep translation, sociocultural adaptation procedure, and a mixed-method validation test were performed using English as a common language within the research group. Three versions of SYQ were used as a pool of questions to develop the questionnaire. Findings: From a field test, unclear questions were identified and minor adjustments made. Life & Health Young People in a Thai version was successfully developed. The English version was used to bridge the language gap. Conclusion: This unique multistep methodology, including mixed-method validation procedure, can be used by researchers in countries where English is not the main language
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |