Department of Human Services, School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, 405 Emmet St. S, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA.
The PEARLS Network, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Nov;51(11):3917-3928. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04837-1. Epub 2021 Jan 4.
Screening tools for autism spectrum disorders serve a vital role in early identification of all children who may need evaluation and support. Recent studies suggest that traditional methods used in this field to translate such tools may be insufficient for maintaining linguistic, construct, or technical equivalence, resulting in screening tools that do not meet high psychometric standards in the new population. This study implemented a rigorous translation and cultural adaptation process by translating the First Years Inventory v3.1 (Baranek et al. First year inventory (FYI) 3.1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, 2003) for a US-based Spanish-speaking population. A description of this process is provided with results from data collected during each phase. The unique challenges that were identified and addressed are detailed for future translation teams.
自闭症谱系障碍筛查工具在早期识别所有可能需要评估和支持的儿童方面发挥着至关重要的作用。最近的研究表明，该领域用于翻译此类工具的传统方法可能不足以保持语言、结构或技术等效性，导致筛查工具在新人群中不符合高心理测量标准。本研究通过为美国西班牙语人群翻译 First Years Inventory v3.1（Baranek 等人，First year inventory (FYI) 3.1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, 2003），实施了严格的翻译和文化适应过程。提供了此过程的说明，并提供了在每个阶段收集的数据的结果。详细介绍了为未来的翻译团队确定和解决的独特挑战。
