Transcultural adaptation of the Colombian version of the UCLA Loneliness Scale in patients diagnosed with cancer
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35509/01239015.764Keywords:
loneliness, Surveys, Questionnaires, neoplasmAbstract
Introduction: Considering that unwanted loneliness is a construct that have shown a negative impact on different aspects of health and that is probably related with negative outcomes in patients having cancer, it is important to have instruments like the UCLA loneliness scale, version 03, to evaluate the importance of this construct in such type of patients.
Objective: To translate and perform transcultural adaptation of the UCLA loneliness scale, version 03 for its use in patients having cancer in Colombia.
Methods: The process of translation and transcultural adaptation followed the methodology proposed by the EORTC group, aimed at achieving semantic equivalence with the original version of the scale. A pilot test has been made with 20 Colombian patients diagnosed with different types of cancer, attending the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología E.S.E.
Results: In the reconciliated version, item UC1 has been modified. There has been not changes neither in translation of instructions, nor in response options. In pilot testing two out of 20 patients reported that items UC6, UC7, UC11 y UC19 should be modified and one patient mentioned that item UC8 was difficult to understand; however, no changes were made taking into account the low number of patients describing similar findings, and because these suggestions could change the semantic equivalence of these items. No items were deemed offensive.
Conclusion: It is available a transculturally adapted version of the UCLA loneliness scale, version 03 for its validation in patients with cancer in Colombia.
Author Biographies
adriana Valdelamar Jiménez, Grupo Área Investigación Clínica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, Colombia
Doctorado en Salud Pública; Facultad de medicina; Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Ana Milena Parra-Alfonso, Grupo Área Investigación Clínica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, Colombia
Filiación:
Grupo área investigación clínica; Instituto Nacional de Cancerología E.S.E.
Maestría en Epidemiología Clínica; Facultad de medicina; Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Ricardo Sánchez-Pedraza, Grupo Área Investigación Clínica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, Colombia
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
Fernando De La Hoz-Restrepo, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
Departamento de Salud Pública; Facultad de medicina; Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
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