Tradução e adaptação cultural do protocolo A Child’s Journey para o português brasileiro
Translation and cultural adaptation of the instrument A Child’s Journey into Brazilian Portuguese
Cilmara Cristina Alves da Costa Levy; Thais Rodrigues Talarico; Bianca Miguel Jorge; Lyvia Christina Camarotto Battiston Rodrigues Sato; Suenia de Jesus Oliveira; Sonia Maria Simões Iervolino
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Purpose: To translate and culturally adapt the instrument A Child’s Journey: Developmental Milestones (Birth – 6 years) into Brazilian Portuguese.
Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study focusing on translation and cultural adaptation. Authorization for translation and adaptation was granted by MED-EL, which holds the rights to the material. Following a widely recognized model that has been in use for more than two decades, three Brazilian translators were involved in the initiative: a linguist (V1L) and two speech-language pathologists (V1F1 and V1F2). The three translations were compared to create a single version, which was then subjected to a back-translation process by a native English speaker with no knowledge of the original text. The final version in Portuguese was titled Jornada da criança, and it was applied to 88 children.
Results: The instrument’s adaptation process considered semantic and grammatical equivalence as well as appropriateness to the cultural context. The cultural adaptation included adjustments to the local context, ensuring that rhymes, songs, games, and nursery rhymes aligned with Brazilian Portuguese culture. Grammatical structures were also adjusted to Brazilian Portuguese norms. The instrument demonstrated cultural content validity and showed that the adaptation of the content was evident and objective, moreover, most parents understood the present items reasonably well.
Conclusion: The cross-cultural translation of the instrument was successfully carried out, resulting in the Portuguese version entitled Jornada da criança.
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28/04/2025
Aceito em:
14/12/2025
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