Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3920
Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: The Swedish version of the Acceptance of Chronic Health Conditions Scale for people with multiple sclerosis : translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric properties
Authors: Forslin, M
Kottorp, Anders Börje Mauritz
Kierkegaard, M
Johansson, S
DOI: 10.21256/zhaw-3920
10.2340/16501977-2151
Published in: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Volume(Issue): 48
Issue: 10
Page(s): 872
Pages to: 879
Issue Date: Nov-2016
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Stiftelsen Rehabiliteringsinformation,Foundation for Rehabilitation Information
ISSN: 1650-1977
1651-2081
Language: English
Subjects: Adult; Chronic disease; Culture; Female; Human; Language; Middle aged; Multiple sclerosis; Psychiatric status rating scale; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of result; Survey and questionnaire; Sweden; Translation
Subject (DDC): 616.8: Neurology, diseases of nervous system
Abstract: Objectives: To translate and culturally adapt the Acceptance of Chronic Health Conditions (ACHC) Scale for people with multiple sclerosis into Swedish, and to analyse the psychometric properties of the Swedish version. Subjects: Ten people with multiple sclerosis participated in translation and cultural adaptation of the ACHC Scale; 148 people with multiple sclerosis were included in evaluation of the psychometric properties of the scale. Methods: Translation and cultural adaptation were carried out through translation and back-translation, by expert committee evaluation and pre-test with cognitive interviews in people with multiple sclerosis. The psychometric properties of the Swedish version were evaluated using Rasch analysis. Results: The Swedish version of the ACHC Scale was an acceptable equivalent to the original version. Seven of the original 10 items fitted the Rasch model and demonstrated ability to separate between groups. A 5-item version, including 2 items and 3 super-items, demonstrated better psychometric properties, but lower ability to separate between groups. Conclusion: The Swedish version of the ACHC Scale with the original 10 items did not fit the Rasch model. Two solutions, either with 7 items (ACHC-7) or with 2 items and 3 super-items (ACHC-5), demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties. Use of the ACHC-5 Scale with super-items is recommended, since this solution adjusts for local dependency among items.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8781
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): CC BY-NC 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial 4.0 International
Departement: School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit: Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER)
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Forslin, M., Kottorp, A. B. M., Kierkegaard, M., & Johansson, S. (2016). The Swedish version of the Acceptance of Chronic Health Conditions Scale for people with multiple sclerosis : translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric properties. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 48(10), 872–879. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3920
Forslin, M. et al. (2016) ‘The Swedish version of the Acceptance of Chronic Health Conditions Scale for people with multiple sclerosis : translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric properties’, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 48(10), pp. 872–879. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3920.
M. Forslin, A. B. M. Kottorp, M. Kierkegaard, and S. Johansson, “The Swedish version of the Acceptance of Chronic Health Conditions Scale for people with multiple sclerosis : translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric properties,” Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 48, no. 10, pp. 872–879, Nov. 2016, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3920.
FORSLIN, M, Anders Börje Mauritz KOTTORP, M KIERKEGAARD und S JOHANSSON, 2016. The Swedish version of the Acceptance of Chronic Health Conditions Scale for people with multiple sclerosis : translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric properties. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. November 2016. Bd. 48, Nr. 10, S. 872–879. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-3920
Forslin, M, Anders Börje Mauritz Kottorp, M Kierkegaard, and S Johansson. 2016. “The Swedish Version of the Acceptance of Chronic Health Conditions Scale for People with Multiple Sclerosis : Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties.” Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 48 (10): 872–79. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3920.
Forslin, M., et al. “The Swedish Version of the Acceptance of Chronic Health Conditions Scale for People with Multiple Sclerosis : Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties.” Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 48, no. 10, Nov. 2016, pp. 872–79, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3920.


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