Translation and Adaptation of Web-Based Clinician-Administered Youth Version of the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (KSADS-COMP)

Abstract

The main objective of the current study was the translation and adaptation of webbased Clinician-administered Youth version of the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (KSADS-COMP) for the children of 6 to 18 years. World Health Organization guidelines for translation and adaptation were followed throughout the study. The study was divided into two phases; in phase I, the steps followed were the forward translation, committee approach/expert panel and back translation. The expert panel consisted a group of experts who were bilinguals and had experience of working with children. Phase II of the study involved pretesting, cognitive interviewing and systematic debriefing. The study was carried out in Rawalpindi/Islamabad and data was collected from both children and clinicians in pretesting. Later on, the participants were debriefed and cognitive interviewing was carried out. Suggestions from the respondents were reviewed and incorporated, where necessary, in the document that resulted in final Urdu version of KSADS COMP. Since this study was the initial work, further studies are required for development of the website and to established the psychometric properties of KSADS COMP in Pakistan.