Tradução e adaptação cultural do Pretend Play Enjoyment Developmental Checklist (PPE-DC) 2nd edition para o uso no Brasil

Abstract

Introduction: Changes in pretend play can lead to learning difficulties, restrictions on children's social participation and interaction. The most effective way to identify such cognitive, motor, and social deficits is by analyzing how children play. Therefore, it is necessary to use instruments that specifically assess this type of play. There is an Australian instrument that assesses pretend play, but it is not adapted for use in the Brazilian population. This instrument is the Pretend Play Enjoyment Developmental Checklist (PPE-DC) 2nd Edition, published in 2016 and updated in 2024 by Australian researcher and occupational therapist Karen Stagnitti. Objective: To carry out the initial stages of translation and cultural adaptation of the Pretend Play Enjoyment Developmental Checklist 2nd Edition into Brazilian Portuguese. Methodology: This is a methodological study with a cross-sectional design, focused on translation and cultural adaptation. The process of this study was carried out based on the adaptation of the steps proposed by Beaton, Guillermin and Ferraz (2000) and Coster and Mancini (2015), considering that these references address the translation and cultural adaptation of instruments selfadministered by participants. Results: In the translation and synthesis of translations, of the 47 translated sentences, 17 sentences (36.17%) were modified, and the remaining 30 sentences (63.83%) had already been translated consensually. In the third stage, of the 47 blocks of sentences analyzed, 29 (61.70%) received no suggestions for changes from the experts (E). Only 18 (38.30%) blocks of sentences received suggestions for improvement. In the fourth stage, of the 47 blocks of sentences examined, only 3 (6.38%) presented translations requiring adjustment. Final considerations: In this study, the completed stages aimed to develop a translated and culturally adapted version of the instrument for Brazilian Portuguese. Upon completion of the translation and cultural adaptation process of the PPE-DC, additional assessments will be necessary to ensure the psychometric validity of the instrument.