Cross-cultural adaptation of “Is research working for you? A self-assessment tool” in Brazil

Abstract

The scope of this article is to translate and adapt the tool “Is research working for you? A self-assessment tool and discussion guide for health services management and policy organization,” which self-assesses the institutional capacity of Health organizations to Acquire, Evaluate, Adapt and Apply scientific evidence in policy decision-making. It is a methodological, analytical study with a quantitative and qualitative approach. A sample of managers was used (n=99), representing 24 Brazilian health organizations, between October 2018 and November 2020. Proposed adaptations were made in a consensual way after adjustments of the disagreements of the expert committee - Kappa coefficient [0.41; 0.43 and 0.74]. Tool 4A, Brazilian version, had semantic, idiomatic, experimental, and conceptual equivalence with the original. The value of Cronbach’s Alpha was 0.961; the value of the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient was 0.960. Tool 4A is valid and reliable in Brazil in terms of internal consistency and content. Its application is a catalyst for actions to structure institutional capacities to make the use of scientific evidence systematic in the decision-making processes of health organizations.

Key words:
Translation; Evidence-based policy; Health management; Health organizations