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Translation of the multidimensional health locus of control scales for users of American sign language.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18816365     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This paper describes the translation of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) scales into American Sign Language (ASL). Translation is an essential first step toward validating the instrument for use in the Deaf community, a commonly overlooked minority community. This translated MHLC/ASL can be utilized by public health nurses researching the Deaf community to create and evaluate targeted health interventions. It can be used in clinical settings to guide the context of the provider-patient dialogue. The MHLC was translated using focus groups, following recommended procedures. 5 bilingual participants translated the MHLC into ASL; 5 others back-translated the ASL version into English. Both focus groups identified and addressed language and cultural problems before the final ASL version of the MHLC was permanently captured by motion picture photography for consistent administration. Nine of the 24 items were directly translatable into ASL. The remaining items required further discussion to achieve cultural equivalence with ASL expressions. The MHLC/ASL is now ready for validation within the Deaf community.
Authors:
Waheeda Samady; Waheedy Samady; Georgia Robins Sadler; Melanie Nakaji; Vanessa L Malcarne; Raymond Trybus; Ninad Athale
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Validation Studies    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)     Volume:  25     ISSN:  1525-1446     ISO Abbreviation:  Public Health Nurs     Publication Date:    2008 Sep-Oct
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-09-25     Completed Date:  2008-12-30     Revised Date:  2010-08-09    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8501498     Medline TA:  Public Health Nurs     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  480-9     Citation Subset:  IM; N    
Affiliation:
UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Attitude to Health / ethnology*
Culture
Deafness / psychology*
Female
Focus Groups
Healthcare Disparities
Hearing Impaired Persons / psychology*
Humans
Internal-External Control*
Male
Minority Groups
Nurse-Patient Relations
Psychometrics / instrumentation*
Public Health Nursing / instrumentation*
Sign Language*
Translations*
United States
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
5 P30 CA023100-22/CA/NCI NIH HHS; P60MD00220/MD/NCMHD NIH HHS; R25 CA101317/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R25 CA101317-05/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R25 CA65745/CA/NCI NIH HHS; U56 CA92079/CA/NCI NIH HHS; U56 CA92081/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Public Health Nurs. 2008 Nov-Dec;25(6):579
Note: Samady, Waheedy [corrected to Samady, Waheeda]; Trybus, Raymond [added]; Athale, Ninad [added]

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