When research study materials don't speak their participants' language, data can get lost in translation
- Written by Sonia Colina, Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Arizona
Some approaches to translation are more true to the aims of the text than others.arthobbit/iStock via Getty Images PlusImagine your mother has cancer. You just heard about a promising new experimental treatment and want to enroll her in the study. However, your mother immigrated to the U.S. as an adult and speaks limited English. When you reach...