Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
https://trends.org.br/article/doi/10.1590/2237-6089-2014-0038
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Malaysia

Adaptação cultural da Escala de Ansiedade Infantil de Spence para a Malásia

Atefeh Ahmadi; Mohamed Sharif Mustaffa; AliAkbar Haghdoost; Aqeel Khan; Adibah Abdul Latif

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Abstract

Introduction: Anxiety among children has increased in recent years. Culturally adapted questionnaires developed to measure the level of anxiety are the best screening instruments for the general population. This study describes the scientific translation and adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) into the Malay language.Method: The process of scientific translation of this selfreport instrument followed the guidelines of the Task Force for Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR).Results: The Malay version and its adaptation for a new cultural context are described.Conclusion: The Malay version achieved the aims of the original version and its conceptual and operational equivalence. It may be used as the first Malay instrument to measure anxiety among children in research and in clinical and community settings.

Keywords

Anxiety disorders, SCAS-Malay, cross-cultural adaptation, children

Resumo

Introdução: A ansiedade infantil tem crescido em anos recentes. Questionários culturalmente adaptados e desenvolvidos para medir o nível de ansiedade são os melhores instrumentos de triagem para a população em geral. Este estudo descreve a tradução e adaptação científica da Escala de Ansiedade Infantil de Spence para a língua malásia.Método: O processo de tradução científica deste instrumento de autorrelato seguiu as orientações da Força-Tarefa para a Tradução e Adaptação Cultural da International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR).Resultados: A versão malásia e sua adaptação para um novo contexto cultural são descritas.Conclusão: A versão malásia atingiu os objetivos da versão original e sua equivalência conceitual e operacional. Poderá ser usada como o primeiro instrumento malásio para medir ansiedade entre crianças em contextos de pesquisa, clínicos ou comunitários.

Palavras-chave

Transtornos de ansiedade, Escala de Ansiedade Infantil de Spence - Malásia, adaptação cultural, crianças

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