TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Quality of life, body image, and psychiatric complications in patients with a burn trauma: Preliminary study of the Italian version of the burn specific health scale-brief
JO  - Annals of burns and fire disasters
A1  - Sideli, L.
A1  - Prestifilippo, A.
A1  - Di Benedetto, B.
A1  - Farrauto, R.
A1  - Grassìa, R.
A1  - Mulè, A.
A1  - Rumeo, M. V.
A1  - Di Pasquale, A.
A1  - Conte, F.
A1  - La Barbera, D.
SP  - 171
EP  - 176
VL  - 23
IS  - 4
N2  - Burn patients may suffer both physical and psychopathological consequences and their quality of life and the presence of psychopathological symptoms should be evaluated. The Burn Specific Health Scale - Brief (BHSH-B) is a tried and tested instrument for assessing burn patients' quality of life. The aim of this study is to propose the Italian translation of BSHS-B and presents the preliminary results of an exploratory study. The Italian version of the BSHS-B was administered to a sample group of 50 burn victims. Reliability was verified by Cronbach's alpha, and construct validity was evaluated through correlation with the Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) and the Self-report Symptom Inventory - Revised (SCL-90). The entire scale and two out of three domains showed Cronbach's alpha values higher than 0.8. Significant correlations were identified between BSHS-B subscales and the SF-36 subscales Physical Pain and Social Activities. Several psychopathological SCL-90 subscales correlated with BSHS-B subscales Heat Sensitivity and Body Image. It was concluded that our translation of BSHS-B was reliable and showed good construct validity. The drawbacks of this study are the limited size of the sample and the wide variety of types of burn injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1592-9558
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -