TRANSLATING THE CANADIAN OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE 5TH VERSION INTO DANISH

Background: The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), focusing on the clients’ occupational performance as an expression of satisfactory and independent living, is an important outcome measure and widely used in... [ view full abstract ]

Background:
The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), focusing on the clients’ occupational performance as an expression of satisfactory and independent living, is an important outcome measure and widely used in Danish occupational therapy. However a rigorous translation methodology has never been used to translate the COPM into Danish, thus the aim of the present study.

Method:
The translation and cross-cultural adaptation process was carried out in 2015 and applied the “Dual panel” translation and adaptation approach, which included translation, pilot-testing and cognitive debriefing using a content validity questionnaire. The pilot-testing included twelve occupational therapists (OT) and three OT students, who performed a COPM-interview with a total of 37 clients. Hereafter, all participants answered the content validity questionnaire, and the result was analysed using the content validity index (CVI).

Results:
All participants found the language of the COPM appropriate, acceptable, understandable and comprehensive. The Danish version showed Semantic, Conceptual and Normative equivalence with the Canadian version. The analysis CVI on 93-100% in all aspects with the exception of the Score system (CVI = 73%).

Conclusion:
The low CVI could be related to difficulties using the COPM when based only on the content of the manual, warranting additions to the Danish version, thereby providing a culturally responsive and linguistically accurate Danish version of the COPM.

Application to Practice:
An equivalent edition of the COPM is available for use in Danish occupational therapy practice and research.


Financial support by the Metropolitan University College and the Danish Association of Occupational Therapy is gratefully acknowledged.