Cross-cultural adaptation of the Parent Hearing Aid Management Inventory into Brazilian Portuguese
Marília Cardoso Prudêncio, Joseli Soares Brazorotto, Marília Cardoso Prudêncio, Joseli Soares Brazorotto

TL;DR
This paper describes the translation and cultural adaptation of a hearing aid management inventory for Brazilian Portuguese-speaking families of children with hearing loss.
Contribution
The paper provides a validated Brazilian Portuguese version of the Parent Hearing Aid Management Inventory, named IMAAF.
Findings
The IMAAF was developed following a rigorous cross-cultural adaptation process.
The instrument showed good inter-rater agreement and internal reliability.
The IMAAF is considered valid for assessing family needs related to hearing device management.
Abstract
to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Parent Hearing Aid Management Inventory into Brazilian Portuguese. study of the methodological type of cross-cultural adaptation, which followed the recommendations of the literature for its execution. Two steps and eight steps were performed to achieve the adaptation: obtaining permission from the authors; formation of a committee of specialists who acted in some of the steps for the validation of the translation, translation by 2 proficient translators, synthesis of the translations and evaluation of equivalences, reverse translation and synthesis of the same, pilot study with 10 families to verify the applicability of the instrument and synthesis of the final version of the instrument. Cohen's kappa analysis was applied for the inter-rater agreement analysis and Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the analysis of internal reliability of the…
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Taxonomy
TopicsHearing Loss and Rehabilitation · Noise Effects and Management · Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
