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Summary
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A new French-Canadian version of the AMSTAR 2 tool was developed and validated. This ensures reliable assessment of systematic reviews for Canadian healthcare professionals using evidence-based practice.

Area of Science:

  • Health Sciences
  • Medical Informatics
  • Systematic Review Methodology

Context:

  • The need for validated tools to support evidence-based practice in French-Canadian healthcare settings.
  • AMSTAR 2 (A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews) is a critical tool for evaluating the quality of systematic reviews.

Purpose:

  • To produce a French-Canadian translation of the AMSTAR 2 tool.
  • To affirm the content validity and examine the interrater reliability of the translated tool.

Summary:

  • A rigorous translation and adaptation process, including expert panel reviews and back-translation, resulted in the official French-Canadian AMSTAR 2 version.
  • The adapted tool demonstrated low ambiguity (mean 1.15, SD 0.26) and good interrater reliability (total Kappa > 0.64).
Keywords:
assessment toolcross-cultural validitymethodological qualitysystematic reviewstranslation

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Impact:

  • The validated French-Canadian AMSTAR 2 version will support francophone clinicians, educators, and managers in Canada.
  • Facilitates the use of high-quality systematic reviews in evidence-based practice within the Canadian healthcare system.