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Desarrollo y análisis de confiabilidad del cuestionario para la evaluación de percepción de riesgo sobre el consumo de alcohol en estudiantes universitarios cubanos

Psychol. av. discip; 10 (2), 2016
Resumen El estudio se orientó al desarrollo y análisis de la confiabilidad del Cuestionario para la evaluación de percepción de riesgo sobre el consumo de alcohol en estudiantes universitarios. La muestra quedó compuesta por 1377 estudiantes universitarios cubanos. Se utilizó el análisis categóri...

Electrocauterio y broncoscopia flexible como primera medida en la obstrucción central de la vía aérea y hemoptisis asociada

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (11), 2016
Background: Central airway obstruction caused by malignant or benign lesions, associated in some cases with hemoptysis, is a condition with high morbidity and mortality. The use of electrocautery by flexible bronchoscopy is an initial treatment option with immediate improvement of obstruction symptoms. I...

The Newcastle Pediatric Mitochondrial Disease Scale: translation and cultural adaptation for use in Brazil

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (11), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the Newcastle Paediatric Mitochondrial Disease Scale (NPMDS) to Portuguese for use in Brazil. Methods The scale was applied in 20 pediatric patients with mitochondrial disease, in three groups: myopathy (n = 4); Leigh syndrome (n = 8...

Brazilian-Portuguese translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Myasthenia Gravis Composite scale. A multicentric study

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (11), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To perform the translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Myasthenia Gravis Composite (MGC) scale in Brazil. Methods The study was conducted at three neuromuscular disease research centers in accordance with the international ethical standards, following a multi-modal a...

Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Personal Experience Screening Questionnaire

Summary Introduction: The Personal Experience Screening Questionnaire (PESQ) is an instrument devised for assessing the magnitude of drug misuse among adolescents. However, its psychometric properties have not been evaluated in adolescent samples outside the United States. Objective: To assess the inte...

Análisis de las propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario: rasgo inteligencia emocional versión corta en estudiantes mexicanos

Introducción: La inteligencia emocional ha demostrado tener relaciones con el desempeño académico y el laboral, sin embargo, las propiedades psicométricas de escalas utilizadas para su medición han sido escasamente analizadas en culturas latinoamericanas, como es el caso del Cuestionario Rasgo Intel...

Psychometric properties of Multidimensional Health Locus of Control - A and General Self-Efficacy Scale in civil servants: ELSA-Brasil Musculoskeletal Study (ELSA-Brasil MSK)

Abstract Background Health-related control and self-efficacy beliefs can be assessed in the general population using Multidimensional Health Locus of Control-A subscales (MHLC-A) and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), respectively. Objective To test construct validity, internal consistency, reliab...

Dynamometry for the measurement of grip, pinch, and trunk muscles strength in subjects with subacute stroke: reliability and different number of trials

ABSTRACT Background Muscle strength is usually measured in individuals with stroke with Portable dynamometers (gold standard). However, no studies have investigated the reliability, the standard error of measurement (SEM) and the minimal detectable difference (MDD95%) of the dynamometry for the measurem...

Escore de alerta precoce modificado: avaliação de pacientes traumáticos

Rev. bras. enferm; 69 (5), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: identificar a gravidade de pacientes admitidos em uma emergência de trauma. Método: estudo transversal e retrospectivo realizado com 115 pacientes com trauma, classificados como laranja (Sistema de Manchester), no período de junho de 2013 a julho de 2014. Os dados foram apresentados...

Qualidade dos cuidados de enfermagem: construção e validação de um instrumento

Rev. bras. enferm; 69 (5), 2016
RESUMO Objetivos: descrever o processo de construção e validação de uma escala para mensurar a percepção dos enfermeiros acerca das atividades que contribuem para a qualidade dos cuidados de enfermagem. Método: estudo de cunho metodológico pautado na revisão da literatura, na opinião de perit...