Traducción y adaptación cultural de la Escala de actividades para niños (ASK) al castellano

Abstract

Background and objective The assessment of the child with disability is fundamental for an accurate diagnosis and for the evaluation of the different interventions. The Activities Scale for Kids (ASK) is identified as one of the most used tools to assess children with musculoskeletal problems. The objective of this work is to describe the process of translation and cultural adaptation of the ASK questionnaire to the Spanish context. Methods The process of the translation and back-translation was carried out after obtaining the permission of the original ASK authors. A pilot test was then performed on a sample of 9 children with cerebral palsy, one parent or legal tutor, and 4 professionals in the field of child rehabilitation. The results were analysed and the final version was reached with the approval of the authors. Results The cultural adaptation process, no new items were added to the cultural adaptation, and only the name of one of the support devices referred to the “scooter”, has been changed to “electric chair”. Some clarifications have been added and some examples of the tasks referred to have been expanded. Conclusions The results show a good level of applicability and understanding of both questionnaires. A psychometric analysis of the Spanish version is pending.