Table 1 Demographics of study participants across the first five phases of the IPOS-Dem easy language translation and adaption process
From: Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale for People with Dementia: easy language adaption and translation
Phase | Number of Participants | Background |
|---|---|---|
I: Conceptual definition | 4 | Health care professionals |
2 | Laypeople | |
II: Forward translation | 2 | Easy language specialists |
1 | Layperson | |
III: Backward translation | 2 | Health care professionals |
III: Backward translation comparison | 1 | Layperson |
4 | Health care professionals | |
IV: Expert review | 6 | Health care professionals |
2 | Easy language specialists | |
V: Cognitive debriefing | 4 | Registered nurses |
8 | Care assistants | |
4 | Family members | |
2 | Laypeople | |
VI: Proofreading | 2 | Original IPOS development team members |