Cross-cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese of the Vocal Congruence Scale and Transgender Congruence Scale.
Roxane de Alencar Irineu, Vanessa Veis Ribeiro, Thaís Fernandes Sebastião and 3 others
PMID 37909548WHAT IT FOUND
The Vocal Congruence Scale and Transgender Congruence Scale were successfully adapted into Brazilian Portuguese.
A pre-test with 38 transgender individuals showed that all items were understood and applicable, providing clinicians with usable tools for assessment.
Key findings
01The cross-cultural adaptation process resulted in Brazilian Portuguese versions of the Vocal Congruence Scale and Transgender Congruence Scale.
02In a pre-test with 38 transgender individuals, the 'not applicable' option was used significantly less often than standard response options, indicating the items were understood.
03The adapted questionnaires are considered applicable and easy to understand for the transgender population, facilitating speech and language assessment.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for SLPs
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What it does not show
This study only covers the cross-cultural adaptation and pre-testing phases; the instruments have not yet undergone full psychometric validation (e.g., factor analysis, test-retest reliability) in the Brazilian Portuguese population. The sample size for the pre-test was small (38 participants) and recruited via social media, which may introduce selection bias. The study did not assess the clinical utility or sensitivity to change of the instruments, only their comprehensibility.
Declared interests
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The easy way to misread this
Do not treat these instruments as fully validated for measuring outcomes or predicting treatment response. They are currently only shown to be understandable and applicable for assessment purposes; psychometric validation is still pending.