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Table 2 Examples of linguistic changes in the results of cognitive interviews

From: Australian Palliative Care Outcome Collaboration (PCOC) phases: cross cultural adaptation and psychometric validation for Polish palliative settings

 

Australian PCOC

(table)

Polish draft

(table)

Polish final

(table)

Polish final

(scheme)

Column title

Phase

Name of the phase

Unchanged

-

Start

Phase begins

Unchanged

-

End

Phase ends

Unchanged

-

Wording

Intensity

Intensywność

Engl. Intensity

Natężenie

Engl. Volume

Natężenie

Engl. Volume

Increasing

Narasta

Engl. Inreasing

Wzrasta

Engl. Growing

Wzrasta

Engl. Growing

Revision

Rewizja

Engl. Revision

Przegląd

Engl. Review

Przegląd

Engl. Review

Distress

Dystress

Engl. Distress

Negatywny rodzaj stresu

Engl. Negative type of stress

Negatywny rodzaj stresu

Engl. Negative type of stress

Dies

Umiera

Engl. Dies

Zmarł

Engl. Died

Zmarł

Engl. Died

Phase description

Stable Patient problems and symptoms are adequately controlled by established plan of care and

• Further intervention to maintain symptom control and quality of life have been planned and

• Family/carer situation is relatively stable and no new issues are apparent

  

Stable Plan of care, future interventions established

AND:

Problems, symptoms adequately controlled

AND

Family situation relatively stable

AND

No new issues appear

Unstable

An urgent change in the plan of care or emergency treatment is required because

• Patient experiences a new problem that was not anticipated in the existing plan of care and/or

• Patient experiences a rapid increase in the severity of a current problem; and/or

• Family/carers circumstances change suddenly impacting on patient care

  

Unstable

Urgent change in care plan or emergency treatment required

BECAUSE:

Patient experience a new problem

OR

Rapid increase in severity of a current problem

OR

Carers circumstances change suddenly impacting patient care