Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of ¿Body image after breast cancer questionnaire for Portuguese language of Brazil

Author(s)

Carolina de Oliveira Gonçalves

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Campinas, SP.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Educação Física
• Defense date: 2012-02-27

Examining board members

Maria da Consolação Gomes Cunha Fernandes Tavares; Cesar Cabello dos Santos; Angela Nogueira Neves Betanho Campana

• Advisor: Maria da Consolação Gomes Cunha Fernandes Tavares

Abstract

The lack of instruments to assess body image in women with breast cancer validated in Brazil has hampered the research development on the subject. The validity of the "Body Image after Breast Cancer Questionnaire" to the Portuguese of Brazil has the purpose of reducing this gap and extending the possibilities of evaluation in women with breast cancer, aiding in their treatment. The process of translation and cultural adaptation of the instrument involved nine professionals and a volunteer of the target population in the following phases: translation, meeting for summary, back-translation and the committee of experts. Pre-tests were performed with the target population until achieving a clear version of the instrument. Three pre-tests were conducted with a total of 20 women until the final version of the instrument had been reached. A total of 383 questionnaires were filled out by women with breast cancer, patients in hospitals, clinics and NGOs in the states of Alagoas, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco and São Paulo. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the original model of the instrument, however, nine items were eliminated because they had low factor loadings. After the removal of these items, the adjustment of the questionnaire had the following configuration ...Note: The complete abstract is available with the full electronic document (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/04286-8 - Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the scale "Body Image after Breast Cancer Questionnaire" for the Portuguese language.
• Grantee: Carolina de Oliveira Gonçalves
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master