Spanish translation of a checklist for the preparation of research reports in Primary Care: Contributions to scientific writing in the field of health

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Abstract

BACKGROUND // The CRISP (Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care) Statement is the result of an international collaborative effort, involving the participation of health professionals, users, community representatives, editors, policy managers and researchers in order to strengthen published research in Primary Care (PC). Our aim was to render a Spanish version of the CRISP Checklist and reflect on the translation process, its developments and contributions.

METHODS // A linguistic adaptation through translation, back translation and consensus building was carried out, with an emphasis on conceptual, pragmatic and semantic equivalence between the original (English) text and the target (Spanish) text.

RESULTS // The resulting adaptation rendered a version which is culture-specific, inclusive and conceptually equivalent to the original. After the first Spanish draft, of the 33 items, 54.5% remained unchanged, 30.3% required adjustments, and 15.2% were reformulated by consensus. Like the original Checklist, the Spanish text attempted to capture the disciplinary diversity of the professionals that constitute the PC community, as well as the active role of the actors resorting to the different services, through the use of terms such as health teams and PC users. Moreover, the Spanish version uses inclusive language and follows updated recommendations to avoid offensive or sexist terms.

CONCLUSIONS // A Spanish version of the CRISP Checklist, equivalent to the original but situated in the broad Spanish-speaking community is produced. Adaptation involves conceptual and linguistic tensions which fostered serious reflection upon professional discourse in the field of the Health Sciences and the ways to produce useful and contextualized knowledge committed to the improvement of PC.