Preference P.R.O. provides translation, cultural adaptation and validation of Patient-Reported Outcomes measures and Quality of Life instruments since 1991. The company is headquartered in the United States of America, with two locations – in San Francisco, CA and in Washington DC.

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Phone: 202 441 64 82
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“ON/OFF period” in the context of Parkinson’s disease: translating medical terms for a questionnaire intended for patients.

(Linguistic Forum 09/06/2011)

I would like to discuss the problem of translating medical terms for questionnaires intended for patients. I will use the Russian translation of the term “ON/OFF” in the context of Parkinson’s disease as an example. As is the case with … Continue reading →

Issues with generic concepts

(Linguistic Forum 06/06/2011)

I have noticed that quite a few respondents react negatively when you ask them to explain how they understand certain generic concepts such as “satisfied with treatment,” “to control life,” “everyday activities,” and “social life.” A typical response would be: … Continue reading →

Introduction

(Linguistic Forum 23/05/2011)

To encourage discussion, may we propose the first topic: how do we render the notion of “Social Activities” in various languages? There are several translation difficulties: first, the word “activity” has no direct equivalent in many languages; second, if we … Continue reading →