French Canadian translation and the validity and inter-rater reliability of the ISTAP Skin Tear Classification System
Chaplain, Vérie.; Labrecque, C.; Woo, K.Y.; LeBlanc, K.
Journal of Wound Care 27(Sup9): S15-S20
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 0969-0700 PMID: 30207841 Document Number: 697070
To adapt the International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP) skin tear classification system into French Canadian, and to test the content validity and inter-rater reliability of the translated version. Phase one included the translation of the ISTAP skin tear classification system into French Canadian, using a forward-back translation method. Following this the translated version was tested for content validity and inter-rater reliability with registered nurses from a French acute care hospital in Ottawa, Canada. The French Canadian translation of the ISTAP skin tear classification system was evaluated by 92 nurses without in-depth wound care training. The adapted version obtained a substantial level of agreement between users, (Fleiss' Kappa = 0.69). The study tested the content validity and inter-rater reliability of the French Canadian version of the ISTAP skin tear classification system. The results support previous studies and further validate the classification system as a reliable method for classifying skin tears. The study supports ISTAP's goal of establishing a global language for describing and documenting skin tears.