The CARe Burn Scale-Adult Form: Translation and linguistic validation into Finnish

Noora-Ilona Lahdenperä; Jussi P Repo; Eeva Aartolahti; Philippa Tollow; Catrin Griffiths; Diana Harcourt; Jyrki Vuola; Andrew Lindford

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2021.02.017

The CARe Burn Scale-Adult Form: Translation and linguistic validation into Finnish

Burns. 2021 Dec;47(8):1922-1928. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2021.02.017. Epub 2021 Feb 27.

Authors

Noora-Ilona Lahdenperä¹, Jussi P Repo², Eeva Aartolahti³, Philippa Tollow⁴, Catrin Griffiths⁴, Diana Harcourt⁴, Jyrki Vuola⁵, Andrew Lindford⁵

Affiliations

¹ Helsinki Burn Centre, Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 800, FI-00029 HUS Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: noora-ilona.lahdenpera@helsinki.fi.
² Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Unit of Musculoskeletal Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, P.O. Box 2000, FI-33521 Tampere, Finland.
³ Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014, Finland.
⁴ Centre for Appearance Research, Department of Health and Social Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.
⁵ Helsinki Burn Centre, Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 800, FI-00029 HUS Helsinki, Finland.

PMID: 33814216
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2021.02.017

Abstract

Background: Burn injury can dramatically deteriorate health-related quality of life. Effective burn care may minimize the impact of the burn injury and ensure optimal functional outcome. This requires continuous improvement in burn care and assessment of treatment results. The aim of this study was to translate, culturally adapt and linguistically validate the CARe Burn Scale-Adult Form, a burn-specific patient-reported outcome measure, into Finnish.

Methods: The translation process followed the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research guidelines consisting of forward and backward translations, pilot-testing and cognitive debriefing interviews of five burn patients, and proofreading before finalizing. The process involved expert panel meetings and continuous discussion between the developers of the Scale and the research group.

Results: In the forward translation 10 amendments were required. After the backward translation, 12 items were reworded. Cognitive debriefing interviews led to three alterations enhancing the comprehensiveness and accuracy of the translation. The translation was reviewed by burn occupational therapists for practicality, resulting in 12 modifications. Minor grammatical changes were made after proofreading.

Conclusion: The Finnish version is the first foreign translation of the CARe Burn Scale. It is equivalent to the original Scale and ready for psychometric validation with burn patients in Finland.

Keywords: Burn injury; CARe Burn Scale; Patient-reported outcome measure; Quality of life; Translation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Burns* / therapy
Finland
Humans
Linguistics
Psychometrics
Quality of Life*
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires
Translations