Cultural adaptation of the blepharoplasty outcomes evaluation questionnarie: Blepharoplasty Outcomes Evaluation

Abstract

Introduction: The use of quality of life questionnaires has proved to be very useful in giving greater objectivity to evaluating treatment results. The internationalization of these instruments, in turn, allows for interpopulation comparison but requires a specific methodology in order not to cause distortions due to failures in translation or cultural differences. The Blepharoplasty Outcomes Evaluation questionnaire, in English, is a simple application tool with objective questions with a good application for this purpose. The questionnaire has already been tested for reliability, validity and responsiveness.Methods: According to the methodology proposed by Beaton et al., translation and cultural adaptation into Portuguese was performed with 5 stages. Stage 1 - translation by two native Portuguese-speaking translators. Stage 2 - preparation of the synthesis version. Stage 3 - reverse translation by two native English-speaking translators. Stage 4 - review by an evaluation committee. Stage 5 - application to a population of 20 people.Results: There were no comprehension problems for the final population from the evaluation committee.Conclusion: The questionnaire was successfully translated and adapted.

Keywords

• translational medical research
• evaluation of health care outcomes
• blepharoplasty
• surveys and questionnaires
• face
• treatment result