Table 2.
Evaluation outcomes of SSPedi translation*†
| SSPedi item | Cohort 1 (n=10) |
Cohort 2 (n=10) |
Cohort 3 (n=10) |
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| Hard* | Incorrect† | Hard* | Incorrect† | Hard* | Incorrect† | |
| SSPedi instructions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Each SSPedi item | ||||||
| Disappointed or sad | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scared or worried | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cranky or angry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Difficulty thinking/remembering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Changes in face or body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tired | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mouth sores | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Headache | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hurt or pain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tingly or numb hands/feet | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Throwing up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| More or less hungry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Changes in taste | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Constipation | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Diarrhoea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Response scale | NA | 1 | NA | 0 | NA | 0 |
*How hard or easy was each section to understand as rated by participants. The number who rated the section as hard or very hard to understand is shown.
†Participant understanding of each section as rated by in-country interviewer and Toronto-based adjudicator. The number who were rated as mostly or completely incorrect is shown.
NA, not assessed; SSPedi, Symptom Screening in Pediatrics Tool.