Cross-cultural adaptation of the University Student Depression Inventory for Brazil

Abstract

Objectives: to adapt the University Student Depression Inventory for Brazil. Methods: we used 6 methodological stages: initial translation, translation synthesis, back-translation, expert committee, pre-final version testing and document submission to the scale authors for assessing the adaptation process. The judges were 2 methodologists, 1 health professional and 2 translators. For the pre-test, 30 undergraduate and graduate students participated. Results: the data were analyzed by Excel®, resulting in satisfactory content validity, a scale composed of 30 items, 3 domains and a total CVC of 0.91. Language clarity and practical relevance had a CVC of 0.91 and theoretical relevance of 0.90. Conclusions: the USDI-BR was cross-culturally adapted for Brazil, showing evidence of satisfactory content validity. After an analysis of reliability and convergent validity to be tested in future studies, multidisciplinary teams will be able to apply this scale to Brazilian students.

University Student Depression Inventory, Brazilian Version, Construct Assessment

“…These symptoms can affect people with depression, but in young adults, they intensify due to the changes they are subjected to, especially those in the academic phase. Various situations, such as external demands, self-demand, physiological and hormonal changes, social and political changes, social class, dissatisfaction and overload, can be identified in young adults in the academic phase ( 1 , 5 ) .…”

“…Esses sintomas podem afetar pessoas com depressão, mas, em jovens adultos, eles se intensificam diante das mudanças às quais são submetidos, principalmente aqueles na fase acadêmica. Diversas situações, como cobranças externas, autocobrança, mudanças fisiológicas e hormonais, mudanças sociais e políticas, classe social, insatisfação e sobrecarga, podem ser identificadas em jovens adultos em fase acadêmica ( 1 , 5 ) .…”