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The European Physiotherapy Guideline for Parkinson’s Disease: translation for non-English speaking countries

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Abstract

Background

The use of the European Physiotherapy Guideline for Parkinson’s Disease is limited in countries where the official language is not English.

Objective

To provide practical steps on how to translate the European Physiotherapy Guideline for Parkinson’s Disease.

Methods

We used the translation process of the Portuguese version as an example of how to define the recommended steps. A combination of a forward–backward-translation and dual-panel approach was used.

Results

Ten recommended translation steps were defined: (1) authorization, (2) translation of sample chapter, (3) physiotherapy expert panel review, (4) backward translation, (5) approval by copyright holders, (6) translation of the remaining sections of the guideline, (7) review of the entire translation by expert panel, (8) review by a user panel, (9) conclude final draft, (10) publication and dissemination. Several adjustments were needed in the Portuguese version.

Conclusion

The additional adjustments that were required for the Portuguese version justify the need for the detailed and multifaceted translation process that was outlined in this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Center of Expertise for Parkinson and Movement Disorders, Radboud University Medical Center, Route 938, Room 146, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Josefa M. M. Domingos, Tamine T. C. Capato, Marlies van Nimwegen, Maarten Nijkrake, Nienke M. de Vries & Bastiaan R. Bloem

  2. Laboratory of Motor Behavior, Sport and Health Department, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Josefa M. M. Domingos

  3. Department of Physiotherapy and Neurology, Movement Disorders Clinic HC-FMUSP, University of Sāo Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Tamine T. C. Capato

  4. Physical Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Rehabilitation Center, São Paulo, Brazil

    Tamine T. C. Capato

  5. Movement Disorders and Parkinson’s Disease Clinic, Roberto Santos General Hospital, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

    Lorena R. S. Almeida

  6. Motor Behavior and Neurorehabilitation Research Group, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

    Lorena R. S. Almeida

  7. Grupo de Patologia Médica, Nutrição e Exercício Clínico do Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz (CiiEM), Caparica, Portugal

    Catarina Godinho

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Conceptualization: JMMD, TTCC, and LRSA; methodology: JMMD, TTCC, and LRSA; writing—original draft preparation: JMMD, TTCC, LRSA, and CG; writing—review and editing: JMMD, TTCC, LRSA, CG, MN, MN, NMV, and BRB; supervision: BRB.

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Correspondence to Josefa M. M. Domingos.

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Domingos, J.M.M., Capato, T.T.C., Almeida, L.R.S. et al. The European Physiotherapy Guideline for Parkinson’s Disease: translation for non-English speaking countries. J Neurol 268, 214–218 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-10132-x

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