Survey study, 1999
Does the Chinese version of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire work as well as English?
Yes, mostly. Most items translated equivalently between English and Chinese, though some items could be improved further.
What they did
Researchers translated the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire into Chinese using forward and back-translation methods. Bilingual university students completed both the English and Chinese versions to check if they produced equivalent results.
What they found
Most items showed acceptable agreement between the English and Chinese versions. Total questionnaire scores and all subscales demonstrated moderate to high levels of equivalence across languages.
What it means for you
The Chinese version of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire can be used in research with Chinese-speaking women because it measures the same concepts as the English version. Some items still need translation refinement. The main limit is that only university students participated, so results may differ in a more diverse population.
>0.4
Kappa acceptance level for items
Moderate-to-high
Equivalence for total scores
About the study
- Original title
- Translation of questionnaires and issues of equivalence
- Authors
- Chang AM, Chau JP, Holroyd E
- Journal
- Journal of advanced nursing
- Year
- 1999
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- Translation validation study
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00891.x
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