Tradução e adaptação transcultural da UCLA Loneliness Scale – (version 3) para idosos no brasil

Abstract

Objective: to carry out the translation and cultural adaptation of a loneliness scale in a sample of elderly in Brazil. Method: This is a methodological study of translation and cultural adaptation of the UCLA Loneliness Scale (version 3) to the Portuguese of Brazil. The process of translation and cultural adaptation of the scale involved the following steps: initial translation, synthesis of translations, back translation, expert committee and pre-test. The data relating to pre-test were analyzed using SPSS, version 21.0. The analysis of reliability of the scale was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha. The significance level adopted in this study was 5%. Results: the methodological framework used in this study has allowed to preserve the characteristics of the original instrument while also made it possible to obtain an instrument adapted to the Brazilian culture and, nevertheless, showing to be semantically, idiomatically, culturally and conceptually equivalent to the original version. Conclusion: the adapted version of UCLA Loneliness Scale (version 3) proved to be reliable, easy to use and to understand by the elderly.