Multiple instrument translation for use with South Asian Indian immigrants

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 419-432

  Daniel, Manju ^a   Miller, Arlene ^a   Wilbur, Joellen ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive interviewing; Cross cultural research; Physical activity; South Asian Indians; Think alouds; Translation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIGRATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEMANTICS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INDIA; LANGUAGE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEMANTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052673317     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20450     Document Type: Article

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