The use of vignettes in mental health: Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of a social anxiety vignette in adolescents

Authors

  • Tânia Morgado Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde: Enfermagem, Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde, Coimbra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9867-6321
  • Luís Loureiro Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde: Enfermagem, Coimbra, Portugal
  • Maria Antónia Rebelo Botelho Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa, Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem, Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-2053

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2020.2.2.179

Keywords:

Mental health, Health literacy, Social phobia, Adolescents, Methological study, Vignette

Abstract

Objective: To present the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of a social anxiety vignette in adolescents into European Portuguese and the consequent integration in the Mental Health Literacy Assessment Questionnaire — QuALiSMental. Method: A methodological study of translation and cross-cultural adaptation of a social anxiety vignette in adolescents into European Portuguese was carried out, according to the stages: 1) translation; 2) synthesis of translations; 3) back-translation; 4) synthesis of back-translations; 5) panel of experts with eight professionals from different areas of health; 5) cognitive debriefing integrating six adolescents with an average age of 14.33 years (SD = 0.52); 6) review and final report. Throughout this process, we have taken into account the ethical considerations. Results: A vignette of social anxiety was obtained in the teenagers “João” and “Joana” in the European Portuguese. We highlight the results related to the stages: the panel of experts and cognitive debriefing. Consensus criteria were obtained among experts for semantic and idiomatic equivalence, experiential and cultural equivalence, and conceptual equivalence. In the cognitive debriefing, a 100% agreement was found regarding the clarity of the vignette's content in European Portuguese. Conclusions: This vignette can be used in clinical practice at different levels of care, education/training, and research. Integrated with QuALiSMental allows the assessment of mental health literacy on anxiety in adolescents in different contexts and/or assessments of psychoeducational interventions' effectiveness in this area.

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2020-11-29

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Morgado, T., Loureiro, L., & Rebelo Botelho, M. A. (2020). The use of vignettes in mental health: Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of a social anxiety vignette in adolescents . Portuguese Journal of Behavioral and Social Research, 6(2), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2020.2.2.179

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