Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Solastalgia subscale of the Environmental Distress Scale in drought-affected Kilifi, Kenya
Abstract Background There is an urgent need to measure the psychological toll of climate-related ecological degradation and destruction in low- and middle-income countries. However, availability of locally adapted tools is limited. Our objective was to conduct a transcultural translation and cultura...
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Background
There is an urgent need to measure the psychological toll of climate-related ecological degradation and destruction in low- and middle-income countries. However, availability of locally adapted tools is limited. Our objective was to conduct a transcultural translation and cultural adaptation (TTA) of the Solastalgia subscale of the Environmental Distress Scale (EDS-Solastalgia) in Kilifi, Kenya, which is undergoing transformational changes due to climate change.
Methods
We conducted 5 expert interviews, 2 Focus Group Discussions (n = 22) and 10 cognitive interviews to solicit feedback on the EDS along the following cultural equivalency domains: Comprehensibility (Semantic equivalence); Relevance (Content equivalence); Response set (Technical equivalence) and Completeness (Semantic, criterion and conceptual equivalence).
Results
After an initial translation and back translation of the EDS-Solastalgia, respondents identified several terms that needed to be altered to make the scale understandable, less technical and culturally acceptable. For some items, respondents recommended examples to be included to aid comprehensibility. Feedback from respondents were iteratively integrated into the Swahili EDS-Solastalgia scale, and final endorsement of all changes were confirmed during cognitive interviews.
Discussion
The culturally adapted Swahili EDS-Solastalgia scale needs to be tested for its psychometric properties prior to utilization in survey studies to quantitatively establish the burden of climate-related distress and test for associations with common mental health conditions.
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| spelling | doaj-art-925571c8b26e4bac9fba462c758881e52025-02-07T08:16:48ZengCambridge University PressCambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health2054-42512025-01-011210.1017/gmh.2025.8Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Solastalgia subscale of the Environmental Distress Scale in drought-affected Kilifi, KenyaSyed Shabab Wahid0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0355-0537Linda Norah Khakali1Felix Agoi2Benjamin Oestericher3Emily Mendenhall4Edna N. Bosire5Department of Global Health, School of Health, Georgetown University Medical Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USABrain and Mind Institute, The Aga Khan University, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Population Health, The Aga Khan University, Nairobi, KenyaSchool of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USASchool of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USABrain and Mind Institute, The Aga Khan University, Nairobi, KenyaAbstract Background There is an urgent need to measure the psychological toll of climate-related ecological degradation and destruction in low- and middle-income countries. However, availability of locally adapted tools is limited. Our objective was to conduct a transcultural translation and cultural adaptation (TTA) of the Solastalgia subscale of the Environmental Distress Scale (EDS-Solastalgia) in Kilifi, Kenya, which is undergoing transformational changes due to climate change. Methods We conducted 5 expert interviews, 2 Focus Group Discussions (n = 22) and 10 cognitive interviews to solicit feedback on the EDS along the following cultural equivalency domains: Comprehensibility (Semantic equivalence); Relevance (Content equivalence); Response set (Technical equivalence) and Completeness (Semantic, criterion and conceptual equivalence). Results After an initial translation and back translation of the EDS-Solastalgia, respondents identified several terms that needed to be altered to make the scale understandable, less technical and culturally acceptable. For some items, respondents recommended examples to be included to aid comprehensibility. Feedback from respondents were iteratively integrated into the Swahili EDS-Solastalgia scale, and final endorsement of all changes were confirmed during cognitive interviews. Discussion The culturally adapted Swahili EDS-Solastalgia scale needs to be tested for its psychometric properties prior to utilization in survey studies to quantitatively establish the burden of climate-related distress and test for associations with common mental health conditions. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425125000081/type/journal_articleassessment toolsculturedeveloping countriesdistresssolastalgiaclimate change |
| spellingShingle | Syed Shabab Wahid Linda Norah Khakali Felix Agoi Benjamin Oestericher Emily Mendenhall Edna N. Bosire Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Solastalgia subscale of the Environmental Distress Scale in drought-affected Kilifi, Kenya Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health assessment tools culture developing countries distress solastalgia climate change |
| title | Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Solastalgia subscale of the Environmental Distress Scale in drought-affected Kilifi, Kenya |
| title_full | Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Solastalgia subscale of the Environmental Distress Scale in drought-affected Kilifi, Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Solastalgia subscale of the Environmental Distress Scale in drought-affected Kilifi, Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Solastalgia subscale of the Environmental Distress Scale in drought-affected Kilifi, Kenya |
| title_short | Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Solastalgia subscale of the Environmental Distress Scale in drought-affected Kilifi, Kenya |
| title_sort | cultural and contextual adaptation of the solastalgia subscale of the environmental distress scale in drought affected kilifi kenya |
| topic | assessment tools culture developing countries distress solastalgia climate change |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425125000081/type/journal_article |
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