Table 4 Modifications of items of the NOSQ-2002 during the translation and cross-cultural adaption process into German
Items in the original English version | Modifications within the German version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Instructions and examples: 5. Do not pay attention to the numbers after the boxes. “No” is always ☐1 and “yes” is ☐2. The other boxes are numbered from 3 on | For the sake of completeness it was supplemented that “don’t know” is always ☐0. | ||
German version: | |||
Achten Sie nicht auf die Zahlen nach den Kästchen. "Nein "fc ist immer ☐1, “ja” ist ☐2 und “weiss nicht” ist ☐0. Die anderen Kästchen sind von 3 an nummeriert. | |||
G4 | Are you at the moment?(only one answer) | People did not know what to answer if they were “civil servants”. A new category (“verbeamtet”) was supplemented | |
Employed | German version: | ||
Self-employed | G4 | Sind Sie zurzeit .? (nur eine Antwort) | |
Full-time homemaker | Angestellt | ||
Unemployed | Verbeamtet | ||
Student | Selbstständig/privater Angestellter | ||
Apprentice/trainee | Vollzeit Hausfrau/Hausmann | ||
On maternity/paternity leave | Erwerbslos | ||
Retired/pensioner | Student | ||
Other, what? | Auszubildender/Praktikant | ||
In Mutterschafts-/Vaterschaftszeit | |||
Pensioniert/Rentner | |||
Sonstiges, was? | |||
G5 | What is your present occupation? | Some people did not understand the difference between questions G5 and G6. A short explanation was supplemented to clarify that within G5 the “job title” is meant. | |
German version | |||
G5 | Was ist Ihr derzeitiger Beruf (Berufsbezeichnung)? | ||
A1 | Have you ever had an itchy rash that has been coming and going for at least 6 months, and at some time has affected skin creases? | People need an example for what is meant with “itchy rash”. Two examples were supplemented (e.g. eczema, atopic dermatitis etc.). | |
German version: | |||
A1 | Hatten Sie jemals für mindestens 6 Monate einen juckenden Hautausschlag wechselnder Ausprägung (z.B. Ekzem, Neurodermitis etc.), der irgendwann auch Hautfalten betroffen hat? | ||
D1 | Have you ever had hand eczema? | For classification people need a clarification of signs and symptoms of the disease. A short definition and the main symptoms of hand eczema were supplemented (non-contagious inflammation of the skin on the hands; symptoms: itching, erythema, blistering, cracks). | |
German version: | |||
D1 | Hatten Sie jemals ein Handekzem (nicht ansteckende Entzündung der Haut an den Händen; Symptome: Juckreiz, Hautrötung, Bläschenbildung, Krustenbildung) | ||
F4 | Does your eczema improve when you are away from your normal work (for example weekends or longer periods? (One answer in each column if applicable) | People did not know what to answer if the eczema “always” improves when they are away from work. A new category “yes, always” was supplemented. | |
No | German version: | ||
Yes, sometimes | F4 | Verbessert sich Ihr Ekzem, wenn Sie Ihrer normalen Arbeit fernbleiben (zum Beispiel an den Wochenenden oder während längeren arbeitsfreien Zeiträumen)? (wenn zutreffend, eine Antwort in jeder Spalte) | |
Yes, usually | |||
Don’t know | |||
nein | |||
ja, manchmal | |||
ja, normalerweise | |||
ja, immer | |||
weiss nicht | |||