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Cross-Cultural Validation of the Definition of Multimorbidity in the Bulgarian Language.
Assenova, Radost S.; Le Reste, Jean Yves; Foreva, Gergana H. et al.
2015In Folia medica, 57 (2), p. 127--132
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Keywords :
Adult; Bulgaria; Comorbidity; Female; General Practitioners; Humans; Language; Male; Middle Aged; Public Health
Abstract :
[en] INTRODUCTION: Multimorbidity is a health issue with growing importance. During the last few decades the populations of most countries in the world have been ageing rapidly. Bulgaria is affected by the issue because of the high prevalence of ageing population in the country with multiple chronic conditions. The AIM of the present study was to validate the translated definition of multimorbidity from English into the Bulgarian language. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study is part of an international project involving 8 national groups. We performed a forward and backward translation of the original English definition of multimorbidity using a Delphi consensus procedure. RESULTS: The physicians involved accepted the definition with a high percentage of agreement in the first round. The backward translation was accepted by the scientific committee using the Nominal group technique. DISCUSSION: Some of the GPs provided comments on the linguistic expressions which arose in order to improve understanding in Bulgarian. The remarks were not relevant to the content. The conclusion of the discussion, using a meta-ethnographic approach, was that the differences were acceptable and no further changes were required. CONCLUSIONS: A native version of the published English multimorbidity definition has been finalized. This definition is a prerequisite for better management of multimorbidity by clinicians, researchers and policy makers.
Disciplines :
Human health sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Public health, health care sciences & services
General & internal medicine
Author, co-author :
Assenova, Radost S.
Le Reste, Jean Yves
Foreva, Gergana H.
Mileva, Daniela S.
Czachowski, Slawomir
Sowinska, Agnieszka
Nabbe, Patrice
Argyriadou, Stella
Lazic, Djurdjica
Hasaganic, Melida
Lingner, Heidrun
Lygidakis, Charilaos ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Munoz, Miguel-Angel
Claveria, Ana
Doerr, Chista
Van Marwijk, Harm
Van Royen, Paul
Lietard, Claire
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External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Cross-Cultural Validation of the Definition of Multimorbidity in the Bulgarian Language.
Publication date :
2015
Journal title :
Folia medica
ISSN :
0204-8043
Volume :
57
Issue :
2
Pages :
127--132
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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