Translation, adaptation, and validation of the MeNTS score in colombian population: The MeNTS Col score

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Title: Translation, adaptation, and validation of the MeNTS score in colombian population: The MeNTS Col score
Authors: Lilian Torregrosa, Oscar Guevara, Carlos Perez-Rivera, Ivan David Lozada-Martinez, Carlos Saavedra, Mauricio Pedraza, Steven Aparicio, Alexis Rafael Narvaez-Rojas, Luis Felipe Cabrera-Vargas
Source: SAGE Open Medicine, Vol 11 (2023)
Publisher Information: SAGE Publishing, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Medicine (General)
Subject Terms: Medicine (General), R5-920
More Details: Objective: To evaluate and validate the medically necessary and time sensitive score by testing the variables, in order to create a surgical preoperative score for procedure prioritization in COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia. Methods: A multicenter retrospective cross-sectional study of instrument validation with a cultural adaptation and translation into the Spanish language was carried out in Bogota, Colombia. Patients over 18 years of age who had undergone elective procedures of general surgery and subspecialties were included. The translation of the medically necessary and time sensitive score into Spanish was performed independently by two bilingual surgeons fluent in both English and Spanish. A final version of the Spanish questionnaire (MeNTS Col) for testing was then produced by an expert committee. After translation and cultural adaptation, it was submitted to evaluate the psychometric properties of the medically necessary and time sensitive score. Cronbach’s α was used to represent and evaluate the internal consistency and assess reliability. Results: A total of 172 patients were included, with a median age of 54 years; of which 96 (55.8%) patients were females. The vast majority of patients were treated for general surgery ( n = 60) and colon and rectal surgery ( n = 31). The evaluation of the internal consistency of the scale items in Spanish version was measured, and values of 0.5 for 0.8 were obtained. In the reliability and validation process, Cronbach’s α values in all items remained higher than 0.7. The new MeNTS Col model was analyzed, and a result of 0.91 was obtained. Conclusions: The Spanish version of the medically necessary and time sensitive, the MeNTS Col score, and its respective Spanish translation perform similarly to the original version. Therefore, they can be useful and reproducible in Latin American countries.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2050-3121
20503121
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2050-3121
DOI: 10.1177/20503121231162339
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/63b66e4d03084e6e9a371402a3f1ead2
Accession Number: edsdoj.63b66e4d03084e6e9a371402a3f1ead2
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20503121
DOI:10.1177/20503121231162339
Published in:SAGE Open Medicine
Language:English