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Cultural adaptation of physical activity self-report instruments.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22287446     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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CONTEXT: The validity of physical activity (PA) self-report measures can be a problem when using these measures with target populations that differ from the population for which the measures were originally developed.
OBJECTIVES: Describe an approach to further tailor PA self-report measures to a target community, and report on focus group and cognitive interview findings.
PROCESS: Topics relevant to culturally tailoring measures are discussed, including translation, focus groups, and cognitive interviews. We describe examples from our own work, including focus groups and cognitive interviews conducted to assess Latinos' interpretations of PA questions derived from various epidemiological surveys that were developed in White communities.
FINDINGS: Findings from focus groups and cognitive interviews provide valuable information about the comprehension, interpretation, and cultural relevance of the PA questions to Latino communities.
CONCLUSIONS: It is recommended that investigators collect formative data to better assess the equivalence of items being applied to a different cultural group. Guidelines for cultural attunement of self-report instruments are described to promote more uniform and rigorous processes of adaptation and facilitate cross-cultural investigations.
Authors:
Elva M Arredondo; Tamar Mendelson; Christina Holub; Nancy Espinoza; Simon Marshall
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of physical activity & health     Volume:  9 Suppl 1     ISSN:  1543-5474     ISO Abbreviation:  J Phys Act Health     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-30     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101189457     Medline TA:  J Phys Act Health     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S37-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.
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