We provide ALL STEPS of linguistic validation of PRO and QoL measurement instruments, including:

  • Translatability assessment
  • Forward translation
  • Report writing
  • Review of the existing translation by a linguistic validation expert
  • Review of the translation by a medical professional
  • Back-translation by a native speaker
  • Testing on patients with the target condition or healthy individuals
  • Proofreading

We validate all types of PRO and QoL instruments, including but not limited to:

  • Questionnaires intended for patients
  • Instructions, interview scripts and other materials intended for medical professionals
  • Questionnaires administered via interactive voice response methods
  • Questionnaires administered electronically

“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 →