Cultural adaptation and assessment of the reliability of the Special Needs Kids Questionnaire for the Brazilian context

Abstract

Objective To carry out the cultural adaptation of the Special Needs Kids Questionnaire into Brazilian Portuguese and assess its reliability. Methods Methodological study conducted between September 2019 and June 2020 from the stages of translation, back-translation, content validation, semantic validation and pilot test. Content Validation Index, Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient were calculated. Results After the second round, the adapted version had a Content Validation Index greater than 0.80 in all items and was considered understandable by the mothers. The pilot test included 89 mothers of children born prematurely from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the test and 44 in the retest. All items had Cronbach's Alpha greater than 0.70. Of the 20 items, 15 showed moderate reliability, three high and two weak. Conclusion The instrument proved to be reliable and has the potential to identify the fragmentation and discontinuity of the care received.