Community Participatory Translation Processes for Mental Health Screening Among Refugees and Forced Migrants
Sponsor
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, M. J. Murdock Trust, United Way of King County
Published In
Traumatology
Document Type
Citation
Publication Date
12-22-2022
Abstract
Community participatory translation approaches combining professional translation with iterative back-and-forth expert committee consensus processes ensure cultural equivalency, accuracy, and clarity of meaning in translation. Although these standard methodological processes for instrument translation are established, they are often overlooked in some health-care settings when serving diverse populations. We present preliminary results from the Pathways to Wellness project translation process for the Refugee Health Screener-15 (RHS-15), an instrument developed as a valid screener for anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder among refugee groups. The development process for the RHS-15 ensured that the best combination of items from refugee experiences were selected to enhance transcultural validity, reliability, and accessibility. We share two language-mapping diagrams from Somali and Russian languages in the process of translating the RHS-15, describe pilot testing procedures among a Haitian Creole translation group, and illustrate the linguistic, cultural specificity, and clarity achieved through community consensus-based translation as best practice.
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© 2022, American Psychological Association
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DOI
10.1037/trm0000430
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/40546
Citation Details
Verbillis-Kolp, S., Yotebieng, K., Farmer, E., Freidman, E., & Hollifield, M. (2022). Community participatory translation processes for mental health screening among refugees and forced migrants. Traumatology: An International Journal, doi:https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000430