Hygiena 2020, 65(3):84-92

Translation and cultural adaptation of the Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire (CVS-Q©) into Slovak

Eva Mikulášová1, Natalia Cantó-Sancho2,3, Pablo Caballero Pérez4, Elena Ronda-Pérez5,6, Mar Seguí-Crespo3,5
1 Katedra komunitného ošetrovateľstva, Univerzita v Alicante, Alicante, Španielsko
2 Doktorandské štúdium zdravotníckych vied, Univerzita v Alicante, Alicante, Španielsko
3 Katedra optiky, farmakológie a anatómie, Univerzita v Alicante, Alicante, Španielsko
4 Výskumný tím Balmis komunitného zdravotníctva a dejín vedy, Univerzita v Alicante, Alicante, Španielsko
5 Výskumný tím verejného zdravotníctva, Univerzita v Alicante, Alicante, Španielsko
6 Consorcio de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Španielsko

Aim: To translate and adapt the Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire (CVS-Q©) into Slovak language.

Methods: Study with 5 consecutive stages: Direct translation, Synthesis of translations, Retro-translation, Consolidation by a committee of experts and Pre-test. During the Pre-test, a cross-sectional pilot study was carried out on a convenience sample formed by users of Video Display Terminals (VDT) (n = 40) who completed the Slovak version of the questionnaire. Through a structured interview of open and closed questions, they were asked about any difficulties they had encountered while completing it. In addition, sociodemographic information (sex, age, level of education and occupation) was collected, and the time taken to complete the questionnaire for each participant was measured.

Results: The final version into Slovak of the CVS-Q© (Dotazník o syndróme počítačového videnia, CVS-Q SK©) was obtained. 85% of respondents indicated that the CVS-Q SK© did not present difficulty in its understanding or in its filling. Nevertheless, 20% of the sample indicated that there were some improvable aspects of the questionnaire, so some changes were made in the items to obtain the definitive version of the questionnaire into Slovak language. The mean age of respondents was 31.95 ± 15.95 (mean ± SD); 55% of the participants were women and 50 % had university education. The prevalence of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) in the sample was 57.5%.

Conclusion: The CVS-Q SK© can be considered an easy tool for understanding and management CVS measurements in people exposed to VDT in Slovakia.

Acknowledgement: The authors thank the Vice-Rectorate of Research of the University of Alicante for the pre-doctoral training contract for the second author (UAFPU2019-08).

Keywords: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS), questionnaire, occupational health protection, visual health

Received: February 2020; Accepted: May 18, 2020; Published: August 21, 2020  Show citation

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Mikulášová E, Cantó-Sancho N, Caballero Pérez P, Ronda-Pérez E, Seguí-Crespo M. Translation and cultural adaptation of the Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire (CVS-Q©) into Slovak. Hygiena. 2020;65(3):84-92.
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