Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire (BSSQ)-Deformity and BSSQ-Brace are the most widely used instruments for evaluating stress levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients under brace treatment, and good reliability and validity have been demonstrated across different cultures. Great stress has been found among many adolescents, becoming a major concern for professionals. However, n...

CONTEXT Outcomes assessment is an integral part of ensuring quality in athletic training, but few generic instruments have been specifically designed to measure disablement in the physically active. OBJECTIVE To assess the psychometric properties of the Disablement in the Physically Active Scale (DPA), a patient-report, generic outcomes instrument. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING We c...

BACKGROUND Work addiction is a significant public health problem with a growing prevalence. The Work Addiction Risk Test (WART) is the gold standard questionnaire to detect workaholism. OBJECTIVE The main objective of this study was to validate the French version of the WART. METHODS Questionnaires were proposed to voluntary French workers using the WittyFit software. There were no exclusio...

INTRODUCTION Parents play a vital role throughout a child's life. This role is very significant in the beginning years of a child's life. In this period, the child encounters new experiences and these experiences make him or her to learn and grow. These days, in order to help the parents build a bright future for their children, different parenting programs have been designed. These programs pr...

BACKGROUND The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) is one of the most commonly used self-report measures of trait impulsivity. However, the reliability of this measure among individuals who abuse substances has not yet been well examined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of this measure in abstinent, opioid-dependent participants. MET...

INTRODUCTION Pain assessment is associated with important outcomes in ICU patients but remains challenging, particularly in non-communicative patients. Use of a reliable tool is paramount to allow any implementation of sedation/analgesia protocols in a multidisciplinary team. This study compared psychometric properties (inter-rater agreement primarily; validity, responsiveness and feasibility s...

OBJECTIVES To create a Brazilian version of the National Institutes of Health - Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) using a cross-cultural adaptation process. MATERIALS AND METHODS The nine items of the NIH-CPSI were translated to Portuguese, by two independent translators, of native Portuguese language origin, and it was obtained a single version, that was retranslated to English by...

OBJECT Cerebral aneurysms can affect a patient's health status by rupture and stroke, impingement on neural structures, treatment side effects, or psychological stress. The authors assessed the performance, validity, and reliability of the Short Form-12 (SF-12), a self-administered written survey instrument, to assess health status in patients with cerebral aneurysms. METHODS A cohort of 170 ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To develop an instrument to assess the specific symptoms of chemotherapy-induced taste alterations. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Two outpatient chemotherapy centers in Kanto, Japan. SAMPLE Convenience sample of 214 adult patients with chemotherapy-induced taste alterations. METHODS Items on the chemotherapy-induced taste alteration scale (CiTAS) were develope...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Care and Comfort Caregiver Questionnaire (CareQ), which was developed to measure the perceived effort of caregivers in providing care for children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy (CP). DESIGN Cross-sectional data collection from a representative sample of a large racially/ethnically diverse geographic region. SETTING Outpatient...