Table 1.

The Phases of Linguistic Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaption

Stages of the Translation Process		Tasks Conducted at Each Stage
1	Initiation	Contact to developers
		Forming an expert group (Steering group)
2	Translation	Translating the HCAT coding manual from English to Danish
3	Synthesis	Comparing the two translations
		Reaching consensus
		Produce initial Danish version
4	Back Translation	Re-translating the Danish translation back into English
		Creating two back translations
5	Expert committee review	Review of all translated versions
		Reaching consensus on a pilot version
6	Pilot testing	Testing among 3–4 raters (research assistants)
		Rating 10 cases – 5 as a group
		Consensus on any conceptual questions
		Final version
7	Clinical testing	Testing of the final coding taxonomy
		Determining the reliability of the HCAT-DK