Allergy Asthma Respir Dis.  2016 Jan;4(1):22-30. 10.4168/aard.2016.4.1.22.

Translation and linguistic validation of Korean version of the Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids instrument

• Oh HL
• Koh YY
• Suh DI
• Kang BC
• Kim BS
• Kim WK
• Kim J
• Kim JT
• Kim HB
• Park G
• Baek H
• Song DJ
• Shin MY
• Yang HJ
• Woo SI
• Yoo Y
• Yu J
• Lee SY
• Lim DH

• KMID: 2218615
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4168/aard.2016.4.1.22

Abstract

PURPOSE
We aimed to translate the Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK) instrument into Korean, with subsequent linguistic validation.
METHODS
The multistep process of forward translation, reconciliation, back-translation, cognitive debriefing, and proofreading of the Korean version of the TRACK was completed.
RESULTS
Two bilingual medical personnel independently translated the original English version of the TRACK into Korean one. After moderating the translation into a single reconciled one, 4 other bilingual persons were invited to translate the Korean draft back into an English one. Discrepancies between the original English version and the back-translated one were reviewed, and the need to modify the reconciled Korean draft was discussed. Twenty caregivers of asthmatic children took part in interviews that examine the appropriateness of the Korean version of the TRACK. The feedback from caregivers were then reviewed by a panel of pediatric allergists and reflected in the final Korean version. The document was finally proofread to check the spelling, grammar, layout and formatting.
CONCLUSION
Translation and linguistic validation of the Korean version of the TRACK instrument were completed.

Keyword

Asthma; Child; Translations; Questionnaires; Validation study

MeSH Terms

Asthma*
Caregivers
Child
Humans
Linguistics*
Translations

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Translation and linguistic validation process of the questionnaire. After ① translation of the original version of the questionnaire into the target language, ② back translation, ③ comparison with the original version, and ④ modification of the Korean draft are followed. Thereafter, ⑤ cognitive debriefing is conducted with interviewee who would answer the questionnaire and ⑥ the result is reviewed by a panel of pediatric allergists. Finally, ⑦ checking for spelling, grammar and formatting was done to complete the harmonized translation.

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