Heart Attacks, Bloody Noses, and Other “Emotional Problems”: Cultural and Conceptual Issues with the Spanish Translation of Self-Report Emotional Health Items

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• Personal Author:
  Eggerth DE ; Flynn MA ; Jacobson CJ Jr. ; Lyon SM
• Description:
  This article examines how respondents understood items in the Spanish versions of the Short-Form 36 (SF-36v2). Cognitive interviews of the SF-36 were conducted in 2 phases with 46 Spanish speakers living in the United States. Roughly one-third (17/46) of respondents had difficulty understanding the Role Emotional items upon their initial reading, and almost half (21/46) provided examples that were inconsistent with the intended meaning of the items. The findings of this study underscore the importance of conducting cognitive testing to ensure conceptual equivalence of any instrument regardless of how well validated it appears to be. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communication Demography Emigration And Immigration Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Cognitive Testing Cognitive Function Communication Research Conceptual Equivalence Demographic Characteristics Future Of Work Health Surveys Immigrant Workers Language Barrier Latinx Immigrants Mental Health Questionnaires SF-36

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• ISSN:
  0160-6379
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; Michigan ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-9
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060846
• Citation:
  Fam Community Health 2021 Jan-Mar; 44(1):1-9
• Contact Point Address:
  Michael A. Flynn, MA, Division of Science Integration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  mflynn@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Family & Community Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224641/cdc_224641_DS1.pdf
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