Cross-cultural adaptation of the Chilean version of the Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire-SSRQ

Abstract

Introduction: The self-regulation hability should be considered within the planning of vocal treatment, because it is the ability to control voluntarily thoughts and behaviors, as well as being the core of learning, playing a significant role in the mastery and generalization of new skills, including those used in vocal therapy. Purpose: To realize the cultural equivalence to the Chilean Spanish of the Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire - SSRQ. Method: The translation of the SSRQ for Chilean Spanish was done and then the retrotranslation for English, in which the translated items were compared with the original instrument; a committee of speech language therapist resolved the discrepancies found, arriving at a consensus from which the instrument called Cuestionario Reducido de Autorregulación Chileno - CRAR-Ch emerged. The CRAR-Ch was applied to 32 individuals. For each item, the «not applicable» answer option was added in order to identify items that were misunderstood or inappropriate for the population in question. The confusing items were modified and the modified CRAR-Ch was applied to another ten people, without any discrepancies. Results:There is a cultural equivalence of SSRQ for Chilean Spanish, which is called CRAR-Ch. This questionnaire maintains the same number of items and response options as the original; yielding a total index of individual self-regulation capacity. Conclusion: Cultural and linguistic equivalence of the Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire - SSRQ and its translated version in Chilean Spanish Cuestionario Reducido de Autorregulación Chileno - CRAR-Ch, was demonstrated.