Cross-cultural adaptation of the Filial Responsibility protocol for use in Brazil.

Marines Aires,Lisiane Manganelli Girardi Paskulin,Fernanda Laís Fengler Dal Pizzol,Eliane Pinheiro De Morais,Idiane Rosset,Duane Mocellin

doi:10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0479

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https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0479

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Abstract

To carry out a cross-cultural adaptation of the Filial Responsibility protocol for use in Brazil with adult child caregivers for elderly parents. A methodological study that included the steps of initial translation, synthesis of translations, back-translation, committee of experts, pre-test, evaluation of psychometric measures and submission to authors. The protocol comprises a qualitative step, closed questions and seven scales: Filial Expectation, Subsidiary Compassion, Caregiver burden, Life Satisfaction, Personal Well-being and Quality of Relationships. The final version in Portuguese was applied, through a pre-test, to a sample of 30 caregivers for elderly parents. In order to verify internal consistency, we used Cronbach's alpha coefficient: Filial Expectation (α = 0.64), Filial Duty (α = 0.65), Satisfaction with Life (α = 0.75), Personal Wellbeing (α = 0.87). The Brazilian version presented good conceptual and face equivalence. The results demonstrate that the concepts used in the Canadian protocol are applicable in the Brazilian context.

Highlights

Filial responsibility can be conceptualized as a social and cultural norm and measured through the attitudes and behavior of adult children to care for and support their parents in this process[1,2]
Filial responsibility, in addition to the expectation that children should support their elderly parents, reflects a behavior of obligations that define the social role of adult children in relation to the care of their parents during the aging process[3]
The present study aims to describe the steps in the process of cross-cultural adaptation of the “Filial Responsibility across cultures: interview schedule” protocol for use in Brazil with people caring for their elderly parents

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INTRODUCTION

Filial responsibility can be conceptualized as a social and cultural norm and measured through the attitudes and behavior of adult children to care for and support their parents in this process[1,2]. In Brazil, the Federal Constitution stipulates the parents’ duty to assist, raise and educate their minor children; on the other hand, grown children have a duty to help and support their parents in old age, poverty or illness It stresses the responsibility of society and the State, together with the family, to support the elderly, preferably in the home[5]. These rights are ensured by the Estatuto do Idoso [Elderly Statute] and the Política Nacional de Saúde da Pessoa Idosa (PNSPI) [National Health Policy for the Elderly](6-7) It is culturally expected, both in Brazil as well as other Latin and Asian countries, that families take care of their elderly, some factors related to social changes make this process difficult. The present work describes the complete adaptation process for this instrument

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