Quinn Amity E, Rosen Rochelle K, McGeary John E, Amoa Francine, Kranzler Henry R, Francazio Sarah, McGarvey Stephen T, Swift Robert M
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, and Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Alcohol Alcohol. 2014 Sep-Oct;49(5):525-30. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agu035. Epub 2014 Jun 16.
The aims of this study were to develop a bilingual version of the Semi-Structured Assessment for Drug Dependence and Alcoholism (SSADDA) in English and Samoan and determine the reliability of assessments of alcohol dependence in American Samoa.
The study consisted of development and reliability-testing phases. In the development phase, the SSADDA alcohol module was translated and the translation was evaluated through cognitive interviews. In the reliability-testing phase, the bilingual SSADDA was administered to 40 ethnic Samoans, including a sub-sample of 26 individuals who were retested.
Cognitive interviews indicated the initial translation was culturally and linguistically appropriate except items pertaining to alcohol tolerance, which were modified to reflect Samoan concepts. SSADDA reliability testing indicated diagnoses of DSM-III-R and DSM-IV alcohol dependence were reliable. Reliability varied by language of administration.
The English/Samoan version of the SSADDA is appropriate for the diagnosis of DSM-III-R alcohol dependence, which may be useful in advancing research and public health efforts to address alcohol problems in American Samoa and the Western Pacific. The translation methods may inform researchers translating diagnostic and assessment tools into different languages and cultures.
本研究的目的是开发一份英文和萨摩亚文双语版的药物依赖与酒精中毒半结构化评估量表(SSADDA),并确定美属萨摩亚酒精依赖评估的可靠性。
该研究包括开发阶段和可靠性测试阶段。在开发阶段,对SSADDA酒精模块进行翻译,并通过认知访谈对翻译进行评估。在可靠性测试阶段,对40名萨摩亚族裔个体施测双语版SSADDA,其中26名个体的子样本进行了重测。
认知访谈表明,除了与酒精耐受性相关的条目外,初始翻译在文化和语言上是合适的,这些条目进行了修改以反映萨摩亚的概念。SSADDA可靠性测试表明,DSM-III-R和DSM-IV酒精依赖的诊断是可靠的。可靠性因施测语言而异。
SSADDA的英文/萨摩亚文版本适用于DSM-III-R酒精依赖的诊断,这可能有助于推进研究和公共卫生工作,以解决美属萨摩亚和西太平洋地区的酒精问题。翻译方法可能为将诊断和评估工具翻译成不同语言和文化的研究人员提供参考。