A Systematic Review of Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Instruments for the Selection of Assistive Technologies

Table 1

Translation and cross-cultural adaptations [4, 6, 10, 12].

Authors/year	Assistive technology tools	Language	Sample	Translation	Synthesis	Back translation	Expert committee review	Pretesting
de Carvalho et al. [31]/2014.	Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST 2.0)	From English to Brazilian Portuguese	121	+	+	+	+	+
Demers et al. [32]/2002.	Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Devices Scale (PIADS)	From English to French Canadian	304	+	+	+	+	+
Brandt [33]/2005.	Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST 1.0)	North American English to Danish	10	+	+	+	+	+
Bek et al. [34]/2012.	Family Impact of Assistive Technology Scale (FIATS)	North American English into Turkish	55	+	+	+	+	+
Mao et al. [35]/2010.	Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST 2.0)	From English to Chinese (Mandarin)	105	+	+	+	+	+

+ = positive rating; − = negative rating; 0 = no information available; ? = unclear.