Guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures.

By D. Beaton, C. Bombardier, Francis Guillemin, M. Ferraz. Spine, 2000

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Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. (2011, methodology): “If one wishes to apply these tools in other populations, proper cross-cultural adaptation and validation are required [4–6].”
Cross-cultural adaptation of research instruments: language, setting, time and statistical considerations (2010, background): “The expert committee should comprise of methodologists, health professionals, language professionals, and the translators (forward and back-translators) [4].”
System Usability Scale Benchmarking for Digital Health Apps: Meta-analysis (2022, methodology): “Cross-cultural adaptation guidelines [12] could be used to adapt SUS; previously, these guidelines have been used to develop the Indonesian version of SUS [13].”
The Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire and the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire. (2000, neutral): “The file on this website also contains details of how the translations were made so that users can judge the likely validity of the translation.(3) These translations of the RDQ may also be used without permission from the journal Spine or permission from the authors.”