First Step to Equity and Organization in Waiting Lines for Stone Surgery. Translation of Prioritization Scores.

IF 4.5 3区 医学 Q1 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY
Guilherme Gentile, Fabio Carvalho Vicentini, Erik Montagna, Daniel Pérez-Fentes, Guilherme Pimenta Roncete, Artur Henrique Brito, Fabio Miranda Torricelli, Alexandre Danilovic, Carlos Alfredo Batagello, Eduardo Mazzucchi, William Carlos Nahas
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Purpose: The use of patient prioritization tools is one of several methods to enhance the management of waiting times for elective surgeries. Developing these tools specifically for urinary stones in the Brazilian context may enhance queue management and increase patient satisfaction. This study aims to adapt two previously published scores, the WCWL (Western Canada Waiting List - general criteria) and the SCQ-score (specific to urinary stone criteria), into Brazilian Portuguese.

Materials and methods: Our study adhered to established protocols for the cross-cultural adaptation and translation of health-related questionnaires. The process for translating both original scores involved four steps: initial translation, back-translation, committee review, and pre-testing. The translations were conducted by professionals proficient in the relevant languages. The pre-test phase engaged eight endourologists who applied the translated versions of the scores to twelve hypothetical patient cases.

Results: Our study successfully produced Brazilian Portuguese versions of the SCQ and WCWL scores. During the pre-testing, these scores were found to be quick to perform (with an average completion time of 1 minute and 35 seconds) and were deemed easy to understand and use by the endourologists. However, there was a concern regarding the practical utility and interpretability of the WCWL score due to its more generalized criteria.

Conclusion: We successfully developed the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Western Canada Waiting List and SCQ-score. This development will allow further studies to evaluate the impact of their use within the Brazilian healthcare environment.

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结石手术排队公平有序的第一步。翻译优先级得分。
目的:使用患者优先排序工具是加强选择性手术等待时间管理的几种方法之一。在巴西开发这些专门针对尿路结石的工具可能会加强排队管理,提高患者满意度。本研究旨在将两个先前发表的评分,WCWL(加拿大西部等候名单-一般标准)和scq评分(特定于尿路结石标准)改编为巴西葡萄牙语。材料和方法:我们的研究遵循了与健康相关的问卷的跨文化改编和翻译的既定方案。翻译两个原始分数的过程包括四个步骤:初始翻译,反翻译,委员会审查和预测试。翻译工作由精通相关语言的专业人员进行。测试前阶段聘请了8名内分泌科医生,他们将翻译版本的分数应用于12个假设的患者病例。结果:我们的研究成功地制作了巴西葡萄牙语版本的SCQ和WCWL分数。在预测试期间,这些评分被发现执行得很快(平均完成时间为1分35秒),并且被认为容易理解和被内分泌科医生使用。然而,由于WCWL评分的标准更为一般化,人们对其实际效用和可解释性存在担忧。结论:我们成功开发了巴西葡萄牙语版本的加拿大西部候诊名单和scq评分。这一进展将使进一步的研究能够评估它们在巴西医疗保健环境中的使用影响。
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International Braz J Urol
International Braz J Urol UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY-
CiteScore
4.60
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21.60%
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246
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
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