Cross-cultural adaptation of the Escala De Fatigabilidad Vocal en Docentes (EFV-D) to brazilian portuguese.

CoDAS · 2026 · Other · SLP
Maria Eduarda Oliveira de Figueiredo, Priscila Oliveira, Thays Vaiano, Thiago Henrique de Pontes Ferreira, Larissa Nadjara Alves Almeida

A Spanish vocal-fatigue questionnaire for teachers has been translated and culturally adapted into Brazilian Portuguese. The testing to confirm the scale actually works has not yet been done, so it is not ready for clinical use.

Key findings

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The scale was adapted through five stages: translation, synthesis, pre-testing by teachers, back-translation, and expert consensus, all conducted virtually.

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Twenty-three teachers pre-tested the adapted scale; 12 items (76.6%) were rated 'absolutely relevant,' a proportion significantly higher than items rated not relevant or needing revision (p = 0.001).

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The Spanish term 'docente' was replaced with 'professor' throughout the scale because Brazilian teachers more readily recognize the latter in everyday and professional language.

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