scholarly journals Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly among community-dwelling older adults in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 13 ◽  
pp. 419-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayidh Alqarni ◽  
Vishal Vennu ◽  
Sulaiman A. Alshammari ◽  
Saad M. Bindawas
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Activity Scale ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽  
Physical Activity Scale

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the CHAMPS Questionnaire in French Canadians with COPD

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Mak ◽  
Judith E. Soicher ◽  
Nancy E. Mayo ◽  
Sharon Wood-Dauphinee ◽  
Jean Bourbeau
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
French Canadians ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Canadian French ◽  
Expert Review ◽  
French And English ◽  
Disease Study

Physical activity is difficult to measure in individuals with COPD. The Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS) questionnaire demonstrated strong clinometric properties when used with the elderly and with those affected by chronic disease. Study objectives were to translate, culturally adapt the CHAMPS into French, and reexamine its test-retest reliability and construct validity in French and English Canadians with COPD. This paper presents the cross-cultural adaptation of the CHAMPS; results of its clinometric testing will be described in another article. The CHAMPS examines the degree of physical activity performed in a typical week through two summary scales, caloric expenditure and activity frequency. The CHAMPS was only in English; thus, a cross-cultural adaptation was needed to translate the CHAMPS into French for use in French Canadians with COPD. Cross-cultural adaptation consisted of forward and back translation, with expert review at each stage of translation: minor inconsistencies were uncovered and rectified. Five French participants with COPD completed the finalized Canadian French CHAMPS and participated in cognitive debriefing; no problematic items were identified. A structured and stepwise, cross-cultural adaptation process produced the Canadian French CHAMPS, with items of equivalent meaning to the English version, for use in French Canadians with COPD.

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