| Validation of a Norwegian version of the Burn Specific Health Scale. | |
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PMID: 12927981 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The abbreviated Burn Specific Health Scale (BSHS-A) is an 80-item questionnaire that has proven useful in measuring physical, mental, social and general health in burn survivors. The aim of this study was to adapt the BSHS-A into Norwegian, including assessing reliability and validity. METHODS: Standard procedures for forward and backward translation including discussions with professionals and patients to ensure conceptual equivalence were used. A pilot study (11 burn patients) confirmed that the Norwegian version (BSHS-N) was clear, understandable and easy to self-administer. Subsequently, 95 adults admitted to the Burn Center, Haukeland University Hospital, between 1995 and 2000 entered a validation study by completing the BSHS-N and the general health measure SF-36. Sixty-nine of the 95 (72%) responders completed a retest. RESULTS: The overall internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha=0.97) and the test-retest reliability (ICC=0.95) for the BSHS-N were satisfactory. Tests for criterion validity showed expected patterns for association between comparable domains in the BSHS-N and the SF-36, with correlations ranging from r=0.61 to 0.81. Tests for construct validity showed that patients with full thickness injury (P=0.003), patients hospitalised more than 10 days (P=0.003), patients undergoing more than two operations (P=0.001) and patients unemployed at the time of study (P<0.001), had significantly lower total scores than the rest of the patients. CONCLUSION: BSHS-N seems to be a reliable and valid instrument for use in the Norwegian population. The translation and cross-cultural adaptation of this instrument allows for comparative international studies. |
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Authors:
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A Litleré Moi; T Wentzel-Larsen; L Salemark; B Hanestad |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Studies |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries Volume: 29 ISSN: 0305-4179 ISO Abbreviation: Burns Publication Date: 2003 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-08-20 Completed Date: 2003-12-10 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8913178 Medline TA: Burns Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 563-70 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021, Bergen, Norway. asgjerd.moi@helse-bergen.no |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Burns / complications*, surgery Facial Injuries / complications, surgery Female Hand Injuries / complications, surgery Health Status Humans Male Mental Health Middle Aged Norway Quality of Life* Questionnaires* Reoperation Reproducibility of Results Time Factors Unemployment |
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Burns. 2003 Dec;29(8):872-3 |
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