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O María Elena Guerrero
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Valencia, Spain
Local time: 02:30 CEST (GMT+2)

Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Mexican) Native in Spanish
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English to Spanish: Weight Loss Interview
General field: Social Sciences
Detailed field: Psychology
Source text - English
NN8022‐4272 Subject number
Date / /
D D M M M Y Y Y Y
NN8022‐4272_Barriers_Motivation_V1_30May2016 Page 1 of 2
Barriers_Motivations - United States/English - Mapi.
Barriers_Motivation_TS1.0_eng-USori.docx
Barriers and Motivation Interview
To be administered by trained study staff
Please write comments anywhere. Information from this form will not be entered into a database
Subject response
1 Uncertain motivation to participate (e.g., appears unmotivated for weight loss,
family obstacles)
 Are you ready to start a weight loss program?
 Do you understand that this study takes hard work and lifestyle changes on your
part?
 On a scale of 1‐5, how supportive is your family to your being in this study
program? (1=very unsupportive; 5=very supportive)
No Yes
No Yes
1 2 3 4 5
2 Uncertain understanding of commitment (interviewer ‐rate level of understanding)
 Can you tell me what you understand about the requirements of this program?
(expected responses include: lasts 60 weeks, hard work, no guarantee of wt. loss,
need to attend all visits, need to increase physical activity, need to reduce calorie
intake, fill in diary, daily self‐injections)
(1= low; 5=high)
1 2 3 4 5
3 Treatment concerns (i.e., willingness to attend lifestyle change sessions as
scheduled)
 How do you feel about attending site visits in the daytime? Comments:
(excited, no problem, OK, it’ll be hectic, rely on others for transportation, etc.)
 How confident are you that you could attend site visits once a week for 1 month,
twice a month for 4 months, and then once a month for 9 months for a total of
25 visits in 14 months?
(1=not confident; 5=very confident)
 How do you think you’ll react if you follow the diet and physical activity plan but
do not lose weight as quickly as you would like or regain some weight?
(Frustrated, want to try harder, that’s what usually happens, that won’t happen,
feel like a failure, etc.)
1 2 3 4 5
4 Motor impairments/Gait Disturbance/Physical Limitations
 Will you be able to participate in a physical activity program?
 Is physical activity painful for you?
 Do you use a cane, scooter, walker or other assisted walking device?
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
5 Current family crisis/illness, transportation issues (no car, night driving)
NN8022‐4272 Subject number
Date / /
D D M M M Y Y Y Y
NN8022‐4272_Barriers_Motivation_V1_30May2016 Page 2 of 2
Barriers_Motivations - United States/English - Mapi.
Barriers_Motivation_TS1.0_eng-USori.docx
Questions for the interviewer
8 Emotional distress during screening
 Does the subject appear to be stressed? (1=not stressed; 5=very stressed)
1 2 3 4 5
9 Considering your observations and the answers above, based on the scale of 1‐10
below, how confident are you that the person is a good fit for the study? (circle one)
1
Not at all
Confident
2 3
Not
Confident
4 5
Not
sure
6 7
Reasonably
Confident
8
Confident
9 10
Extremely
Confident
______________________ _____________________
Signature (study staff) Date
 Do you have reliable transportation?
 Do you or any of your family members have any chronic or serious illnesses right
now?
 Do you have any other barriers that would make it difficult for you to attend
clinic visits?
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
6 Frequent job changes or schedule instability
 Do you expect any changes to your schedule that might make it hard to be in this
study?
 Do you plan on taking any extended vacations within the next year?
No Yes
No Yes
7 Emotional obstacles to long‐term participation (e.g, depression, anxiety)
 Do your moods or nerves ever prevent you from going to work or keeping
appointments?
No Yes
Translation - Spanish


Barreras para la Entrevista de Motivación

Deberá administrarse por perosnal capacitado en el estudio
Favor de anotar los comentarios en el espacio que esté disponible. La información contenida en este formulario
no se capturará en ninguna base de datos.
Respuesta del (de la) Entrevistado(a)

1
Motivación incierta para participar (no parece motivado(a) para bajar de peso, obstáculos familiares)

• ¿Está listo(a) para iniciar un programa de pérdida de peso?
• ¿Sabe que este estudio implica trabajo duro y cambios en su estilo de vida de su parte?
• En una escala del 1 al 5, ¿qué tanto lo(a) apoya su familia en este programa? (1=no me apoya; 5=me apoya mucho)




No Sí

No Sí

1 2 3 4 5

2
Comprensión incierta del compromiso (nivel de comprensión del entrevistado)

• ¿Me puede decir qué entiende acerca de los requermimientos de este programa?

(las respuestas esperadas incluyen: dura 60 semanas, implica trabajo duro, no se garantiza la pérdida de peso, es preciso asistir a todas las visitas, es necesario incrementar la actividad física, es necesrio reducir la ingesta de calorías, hay que llevar un diario, auto inyecciones diarias)

(1=bajo; 5=alto)


1 2 3 4 5

3
Inquietudes del tratamiento (disponibilidad para asistir a sesiones programadas de cambio de estilo de vida)

• ¿Cómo se siente por el hecho de tener quue asistir a las visitas a la clínica durante el día? Comentarios: (emocionado(a), sin problema, bien , va a estar muy ajetreado, deberé confiar en los demás para el transporte, etc.)

• ¿Qué tan seguro(a) está de poder asistir a una visita por semana a la clínica durante el primer mes, dos visitas al mes durante los siguientes 4 meses y posteriormente una visita al mes durante los últimos 9 meses, lo que hará un total de 25 visitas en 14 meses?
(1=no estoy seguro(a);5=tengo toda la seguridad)

• ¿Cómo piensa que reaccionaría si siguiera el plan de dieta y de actividad física pero no bajara de peso tan rápido como quisiera o subiera un poco de peso?
(Frustrado(a), haría un esuferzo mayor, es lo que normalmente sucede, eso no me va a pasar, lo sentiría como un fracaso, etc.)











1 2 3 4 5

4
Deterioros motrices/alteración en la forma de caminar/limitaciones físicas

• ¿Podrá participar en un programa de actividad física?

• ¿Le resulta dolorosa la actividad física?

• ¿Usa bastón, algún carrito de ayuda para caminar, caminadora o algún otro dispositivo que le ayuda a caminar?



No Sí

No Sí


No Sí

5
Crisis familiares actuales/enfermedades, problemas para transportarse (no tiene automóvil, problemas para conducir en la noche)
• ¿Cuénta con transporte confiable?

• ¿Usted o algun miembro de su familia padece alguna enfermedad crónica actualmente?

• ¿Tiene alguna otra barrera que le pudiera dificultar asistir a las visitas a la clínica?



No Sí


No Sí


No Sí

6
Cambios frecuentes en el trabajo o inestabilidad en el horario

• ¿Espera tener algún cambio en el horario de trabajo que pudiera dificultarle participar en este estudio?

• ¿Planea tomar vacaciones largas en el próximo año?



No Sí

No Sí


7
Obstáculos emocionales para la participación a largo plazo (depresión, ansiedad)

• ¿Su estado de ánimo o su nerviosismo le impiden asistir al trabajo o cumpir con sus citas?





No Sí


Preguntas para el (la) entrevistador(a)


8
Angustia emocional durante las pruebas iniciales

• ¿El (la) entrevistado(a) parece estar estresado(a)? (1=no está estresado(a); 5=está muy estresado(a)




1 2 3 4 5

9
Tomando en cuenta sus observaciones y las respuestas anteriores, en la escala del 1 al 10 que se muestra a continuación, ¿qué tan seguro(a) está de que la persona sea idónea para el estudio? (dibuje un círculo alrededor de una de las opciones)

1

Nada seguro(a) 2 3

No estoy seguro(a) 4 5

No lo sé 6 7

Estoy razonablemente seguro(a) 8

Confío en ello 9 10

Confío totalmente





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Glossaries General, Idiomatic expressions
Translation education Graduate diploma - Berlitz School of Languages
Experience Years of experience: 29. Registered at ProZ.com: Aug 2001. Became a member: Jan 2004.
Credentials French to Spanish (IT Berlitz (Mexico))
English to Spanish (Berlitz language schools, verified)
Spanish to English (Berlitz language schools, verified)
Memberships Colegio Mexicao de Interpretes de Conferencia, A.C. (CMIC - MX), CMIC
Software Adobe Photoshop, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Corel Suite, Powerpoint, SDLX, Smartcat, Trados Studio
CV/Resume Spanish (PDF), English (DOC)
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Professional objectives
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  • Get help with terminology and resources
  • Get help on technical issues / improve my technical skills
  • Improve my productivity
Bio
Main topics translated and interpreted:
Petroleum
Computer Software, Hardware and Networks
Technical topics
Engineering
Psychology
Psychotherapy
Business
Marketing
Accounting
Finance
Medicine
Sports
Intelligence
SAP



25 years of experience as a Translator
19 years of experience as an Interpreter
13 years of experience in Business
3 years of experience as an English Teacher
1 year of experience in Computing
I can interpret by myself up to 2 hours. If the job is longer, I need a working partner. We can work together for 8 hours. My daily fee is $350 US per day but I am always open to negotiations.
If the job is still longer, I will charge $50 US per additional hour (not including my partner's fee).
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