Grover Sandeep, Menon Vikas, Gupta Snehil, Vidhukumar K, Indu P V, Chacko Deenu
Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
Indian J Psychiatry. 2025 Jun;67(6):643-647. doi: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry_532_25. Epub 2025 Jun 11.
Rating scales are key to any quantitative research in psychiatry. It is essential to recognize that rating scales developed in one language and cultural context may not directly apply to another. A literal translation may not be sufficient for valid results, as this does not reflect the conceptual equivalence. Therefore, it is essential to translate and adapt rating scales developed in one language to another to ensure the development of a translated scale with good conceptual equivalence to the original scale. This article covers the various types of translations, the translation procedures, and the steps involved in translating and adapting rating scales.
评定量表是精神病学任何定量研究的关键。必须认识到，在一种语言和文化背景下开发的评定量表可能无法直接应用于另一种情况。逐字翻译可能不足以获得有效的结果，因为这并不能反映概念对等。因此，将用一种语言开发的评定量表翻译并改编成另一种语言至关重要，以确保开发出与原始量表具有良好概念对等性的翻译量表。本文涵盖了各种类型的翻译、翻译程序以及翻译和改编评定量表所涉及的步骤。
