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Survival of sealants in molars affected by molar-incisor hypomineralization: 18-month follow-up

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical survival of sealants applied in first permanent molars (FPMs) affected by molar-incisor hypomineralization (MIH), at 18 months of follow-up. Forty-one first permanent molars were selected from 21 children, 6–8 years of age. MIH was c...

Cultural Adaptation and Reliability of the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale (CSPS) for Nurses in Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: this study aimed to carry of the cultural adaptation and to evaluate the reliability of the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale (CSPS) for nurses in Brazil. Method: the adaptation process entailed translation, consensus among judges, back-translation, semantic validation an...

Cultural adaptation and content validation of the Single-Question for screening alcohol abuse

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 51 (), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective Describing the stages of translation, cultural adaptation and content validation of the Single-Question into Brazilian Portuguese, which will be named Questão Chave. Method This study is a cultural adaptation. The instrument was translated into Portuguese as two independent versio...

Adaptação transcultural e validação da escala de Saúde Global do PROMIS para a língua portuguesa

Resumo: O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar a adaptação transcultural da escala de Saúde Global do Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) para a língua portuguesa. Os dez itens sobre Saúde Global foram adaptados transculturalmente por meio do método proposto pelo Functio...

Literacia em saúde: tradução e validação de instrumento para pesquisa em promoção da saúde no Brasil

Resumo: O objetivo do trabalho foi traduzir, adaptar culturalmente e testar o desempenho psicométrico de um questionário para avaliar a literacia em saúde. Estudantes universitários brasileiros (n = 472) com idade média de 22,7 (5,3) anos participaram do estudo. As validades da estrutura fatorial, c...

Precarious employment in Chile: psychometric properties of the Chilean version of Employment Precariousness Scale in private sector workers

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to perform a psychometric analysis (acceptability, reliability and factor structure) of the Chilean version of the new Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES). The data is drawn from a sample of 4,248 private salaried workers with a formal contract from the first Ch...

Inconsistent reports of risk behavior among Brazilian middle school students: National School Based Survey of Adolescent Health (PeNSE 2009/2012)

Abstract: This study assessed the consistency of self-reports of risk behavior (overall and within four specific domains: alcohol use, tobacco use, drug use, and sexual activity) in two editions of the Brazilian National School Based Survey of Adolescent Health (PeNSE): 2009 and 2012. The overall proport...

Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) em português brasileiro: critérios de interpretação de respostas

CoDAS; 29 (1), 2017
RESUMO Introdução A capacidade em perceber os sons da fala possibilita ao ser humano comunicar-se de forma eficiente. Esse aspecto deve ser considerado na avaliação dos distúrbios da comunicação humana. O Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) foi adaptado para o português brasileiro e faz uso de sentenç...

Influence of biofilm formation on the mechanical properties of enamel after treatment with CPP-ACP crème

Abstract: The study aimed to investigate the effects of bacterial biofilms on changes in the surface microhardness of enamel treated with casein phosphopeptide—amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) with and without fluoride. Human enamel blocks with incipient caries-like lesions were divided into f...

BiodentineTM is cytocompatible with human primary osteoblasts

Abstract Calcium silicate-based materials have been widely studied due to their resemblance to, and similar applicability of, mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). Among these, Biodentine™ (BD) was specifically designed as a "dentin replacement" material for applications such as root perforations, apex...