• Eliane Marçon Barroso, André Lopes Carvalho, Carlos Eduardo Paiva, João Soares Nunes, and Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva.
• Postgraduate Program in Oncology, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: embarroso@uol.com.br.
• Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Nov 1; 81 (6): 622-9.

IntroductionPatients submitted to radiotherapy for the treatment of head and neck cancer have several symptoms, predominantly oral. The Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey version 2.0 is an American tool developed to evaluate oral symptoms in head and neck cancer patients submitted to radiotherapy.ObjectiveThe aim of the present study was to translate the Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey version 2.0 into Brazilian Portuguese and cross-culturally adapt this tool for subsequent validation and application in Brazil.MethodsA method used for the translation and cultural adaptation of tools, which included independent translations, synthesis of the translations, back-translations, expert committee, and pre-test, was used. The pre-test was performed with 37 head and neck cancer patients, who were divided into four groups, to assess the relevance and understanding of the assessed items. Data were submitted to descriptive statistical analysis.ResultsThe overall mean of the content validity index was 0.79 for semantic and idiomatic equivalence, and it was higher than 0.8 for cultural and conceptual equivalence. The cognitive interview showed that patients were able to paraphrase the items, and considered them relevant and easily understood.ConclusionThe tool was translated and cross-culturally adapted to be used in Brazil. The authors believe this translation is suited for validation.Copyright © 2015 Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.

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