Cross-cultural adaptation of the Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory (CAHAI)

Introduction: The Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory (CAHAI) was developed in English and French (original version in both languages) for evaluation of the level of the upper limb activity in subjects with hemiparesis after stroke. Objective: To translate and cross-culturally adapt the manual of application and scoring of CAHAI to Portuguese-Brazil. Method: The process included six steps: the translation process with two independent translation; merging of the two translation; layout, typography and grammar review; two independent backtranslations; meeting with the Committee of Experts, and sending to the author of the original version, and pre-testing of the version CAHAI-Brazil (raters: n=5; subjects: n=4). Results: The CAHAI-Brasil version had satisfactory results in the translation and adaptation, and appropriate index of agreement among raters (kappa between 0,76 and 1,00). Some expressions in the manual and some of the materials used for the test had to be adapted to Brazilian culture. Conclusion: This study show the CAHAI-Brazil version was successfully translated and adapted