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ArticleZdravstveno varstvo2019

Semantic and Cultural Equivalence of the Working Alliance Inventory Short-revised Scale for Therapeutic Alliance in Family Medicine: Lessons Learned in Slovenia.

Davorina Petek, Ambrož Pušnik, Polona Selič, Eva Cedilnik-Gorup, Žan Trontelj, Marine Riou, Jean Yves Le Reste

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Davorina PetekUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Poljanski nasip 58, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Ambrož PušnikUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Polona SeličUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Poljanski nasip 58, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Eva Cedilnik-GorupUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Poljanski nasip 58, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Žan TronteljUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Poljanski nasip 58, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Marine RiouUniversite de Brest - Bretagne occidentale, Faculté de Médecine & des Sciences de la Santé Brest, France.
Jean Yves Le ResteEA 7479 SPURBO, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, 22 Avenue Camille Desmoulins, CS 93837, 29238 BREST CEDEX 3 C, Brest, France.

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Abstract

introductionTherapeutic alliance is a term most commonly associated with psychotherapeutic treatment, but recently its use has become increasingly significant in the other fields of medicine. An increasing amount of evidence implies that the quality of the therapeutic alliance between the doctor and patient substantially affects treatment outcomes. A European consensus chose the Working Alliance Inventory - Short Revised (WAI-SR) scale as the most efficient for European primary care. This paper presents the process of establishing the semantic and cultural equivalence of the two WAI-SR scales in Slovene.

methodAs a part of a larger international project, a group of four experts translated the two WAI SR scales (physician and patient versions) from English into Slovene. Twenty-six Slovenian family medicine doctors participated in the process of obtaining semantic, idiomatic, experiential and conceptual equivalence in translation using a Delphi consensus procedure. Afterward, a cultural equivalence was made to adapt the translations within the national context.

resultsAgreement on translation was achieved after two Delphi rounds. The back-translation and cultural equivalence were accomplished without major problems, with some minor additional linguistic corrections.

conclusionA Slovene version of the WAI-SR scale was successfully adapted and is available for further scale validation and research on therapeutic alliance.

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allianceDelphi consensus procedurefamily medicinetherapeutic

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PMCPMC6368669

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