The adaptation phase involved: 3) first test of content validity of the target language instrument; 4) consultation with experts and further adaptation; 5) final test of content validity of the revised target language instrument and 6) reliability tests of test-retest and inter-rater reliability.
Weiss and Peters [ 16] compared the OPTION scale and the Informed Decision Making Instrument in consultations in general practice.
Data collection: CO and AH jointly developed the quantitative and qualitative research instruments in consultation with researchers (GB, PC, AD, DK, OK and RW) from the country teams.
CO and AH jointly developed the quantitative and qualitative research instruments in consultation with researchers (AD, RW, OK, IN, EK, JK) from the country teams.
We designed the data collection instruments in consultation with the team implementing the HII programme, aiming to collect information about aspects of patient experiences and satisfaction with the hospitals that would reflect the different elements of the HII programme intervention.
The semi-structured interview instrument was developed in consultation with project collaborators and senior clinicians.
Following the initial translation, our careful review of the instrument via expert consultation led to the removal, reallocation, revision or addition of a number of items.
This allows us to go directly to the relevant instruments for detailed consultation and draw upon them as needed to produce a new instrument tailored to our specific context.
Standing committees are the prime instruments for public consultation.
