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Cross-cultural adaptation and reliability study. OBJECTIVE: To
translate, evaluate the reliability and cross-culturally adapt the Skin Management Needs Assessment Checklist (SMnac), a questionnaire evaluating the
knowledge on pressure ulcer (PU) prevention measures in persons with spinal cord
injury (SCI). SUBJECTS: 138 persons with SCI, mean age 45.9 years, mean time
since injury 94 months. MATERIAL AND METHOD:
The study was carried out in two
stages. First, the questionnaire went through a forward-backward translation
process and was cross-culturally adapted, according to a validated methodology
for self-reported measures. Then, the test-retest reliability was evaluated on a
population of persons with SCI. RESULTS: The standardized back-translation and
cross-cultural adaptation led to the revised Smack grid, with the addition of
seven items representing an update of PU prevention measures. The reliability was
excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.899). CONCLUSION: The revised
SMnac is an adaptation of the SMnac, including therapeutic education frameworks
and the latest PU prevention practices. It appears to be a reliable tool for
assessing the knowledge and benefits of PU prevention in persons with SCI.
Further studies are needed to explore its validity and responsiveness to change.

Langue : ANGLAIS