CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION FOR PORTUGUESE OF THE SPINAL APPEARANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

ADAPTAÇÃO CULTURAL E VALIDAÇÃO DO QUESTIONÁRIO DA APARÊNCIA DA COLUNA VERTEBRAL EM PORTUGUÊS

ADAPTACIÓN CULTURAL Y VALIDACIÓN EN PORTUGUÉS DEL CUESTIONARIO DE LA APARIENCIA DE LA COLUMNA

ABSTRACT

Objective:

Make the cultural adaptation of the spinal appearance questionnaire (SAQ).

Method:

Twenty patients and their accompanying relatives responded to SAC and were asked about possible improvements.

Results:

Eighteen girls (90%) and two boys (10%), average age 14.8 years; Cronbach's alpha values of 0.79 and 0.75 were found for patients and parents respectively.

Conclusion:

The Brazilian Portuguese version of the spinal appearance questionnaire presented in this paper proves to be a valid tool for their purposes in its pre-trial phase.

Keywords:
Cross-cultural comparison; Questionnaires; Spine; Scoliosis; Brazil/ethnology