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Translation, cultural adaptation and reproducibility of the Oxford Shoulder Score questionnaire for Brazil, among patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Although shoulder questionnaires validated for Brazil do exist, none of them are aimed at populations with rheumatic disease. We believe that the Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS) may be useful in this population. The objective of this study was to translate the OSS, adapt it to...

Mother's lifestyle: development of a questionnaire to assess a determinant of children's health. A cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (1), 2016
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Lifestyle includes the personal attitudes or behavioral patterns that result in risks or benefits to the individual's own health or that of others. Children's health is particularly determined by their mother's lifestyle. The objective here was to develop and evaluate the reliabili...

Cross-cultural adaptation and content validation of START

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (1), 2016
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Non-treatment of diseases or clinical conditions has been considered to constitute omission of care in several countries. The aim of the present study was to develop a transcultural adaptation of the Screening Tool to Alert Doctors to the Right Treatment (START) to Brazilian Portu...

Self-administered versus interview-based questionnaires among patients with intermittent claudication: Do they give different results? A cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (1), 2016
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Many clinical investigations use generic and/or specific questionnaires to obtain information about participants and patients. There is disagreement about whether the administration method can affect the results. The aim here was to determine whether, among patients with intermitt...

Análise das propriedades psicométricas do American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Score (Aofas) em pacientes com artrite reumatoide: aplicação do modelo Rasch

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (1), 2016
Resumo Objetivo: Testar a confiabilidade e a validade do escore Aofas em uma amostra de pacientes com artrite reumatoide. Métodos: A escala foi aplicada a pacientes com artrite reumatoide, duas vezes pelo entrevistador 1 e uma vez pelo entrevistador 2. O Aofas foi submetido a exame de confiabilidade tes...

Cross-cultural adaptation and reproducibility of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the modified FRESNO Test to evaluate the competence in evidence based practice by physical therapists

BACKGROUND: The Modified Fresno Test was developed to assess knowledge and skills of both physical therapy (PT) professionals and students to use evidence-based practice (EBP). OBJECTIVES: To translate the Modified Fresno Test into Brazilian-Portuguese and to evaluate the test's reproducibility. METHOD...

Judging orthodontic treatment complexity

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate possible relations between anticipated overall treatment complexity (AOTC) of an orthodontic case and malocclusion characteristics. Methods: Two groups of orthodontists (groups A and B) were asked to define perceived treatment complexity (PTC) ...

Survey of postoperative residual curarization, acute respiratory events and approach of anesthesiologists

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (1), 2016
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: residual paralysis following the use of neuromuscular blocking drugs (NMBDs) without neuromuscular monitoring remains a clinical problem, even when NMBDs are used. This study surveys postoperative residual curarization and critical respiratory events in the recovery room, as we...

Profile of drug administration errors in anesthesia among anesthesiologists from Santa Catarina

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (1), 2016
INTRODUCTION: Anesthesiology is the only medical specialty that prescribes, dilutes, and administers drugs without conferral by another professional. Adding to the high frequency of drug administration, a propitious scenario to errors is created. OBJECTIVE: Access the prevalence of drug administration er...

Principales causas de recidivas en el túnel del carpo

Acta ortop. mex; 30 (1), 2016
Resumen: Se analizaron las causas frecuentes del síndrome del túnel del carpo recidivante. Seguimiento de una serie de casos del 1 de Enero al 31 Diciembre 2011; se estudiaron nueve pacientes mediante examen físico y de gabinete. A todos se les evaluó el dolor con escala visual análoga, cuestionario...