Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Family and Community Health |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Funding
Author Affiliations: Division of Science Integration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio (Mr Flynn and Dr Eggerth); Consortium for Multicultural Psychology Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing (Mr Flynn and Dr Eggerth); Departments of Anthropology (Dr Jacobson) and Family and Community Medicine (Dr Jacobson), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; and Department of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (Dr Lyon). Funding for phase 1 of the study was provided by the UC College of Medicine\u2019s \u201CDeans Discovery Fund.\u201D Phase 2 was a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)\u2013led project, and no external financial resources were sought to support the research. Existing internal funds were used to support a purchase order (214-2016-M-90262) for data collection in phase 2. The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the NIOSH. The authors declare they have no real or potential conflict(s) of interest that may inappropriately impact or influence the research and interpretation of findings. Correspondence: Michael A. Flynn, MA, Division of Science Integration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45226 ([email protected]). Copyright \u00A9 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000279
| Funders | Funder number |
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| UC College of Medicine |
Keywords
- Latinx immigrants
- SF-36
- cognitive testing
- conceptual equivalence
- mental health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
