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Table 2 Input and output of intermediary documents for each phase

From: Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale for People with Dementia: easy language adaption and translation

Phase

Description

Input(s)

Output(s)

I

Conceptual Definition

German IPOS-Dem

 

II

Forward translation

German IPOS-Dem

FT1/FT2, FT3

III

Backward Translation

FT3

IPOS-Dem BT1/BT2

IV

Expert review

German IPOS-Dem, English IPOS-Dem, FT3, BT1, BT2

Draft easy language IPOS-Dem

V

Cognitive Debriefing

Draft easy language IPOS-Dem

Pre-final language IPOS-Dem

VI

Proofreading

Pre-final easy language IPOS-Dem

Final easy language IPOS-Dem