Preliminary study on the reliability and validity of Chinese version of the Abbreviated Burn Specific Health Scale.
- Author:
Bin CHEN
1
;
Ya-bo ZHU
;
Mao-xing GE
;
Ke-xian MA
;
Jin-feng FU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Burns; rehabilitation; Female; Humans; Injury Severity Score; Male; Quality of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult
- From: Chinese Journal of Burns 2009;25(6):426-429
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo assess the reliability and validity of Chinese version of the Abbreviated Burn Specific Health Scale (BSHS-A).
METHODSBSHS-A was translated into Chinese and revised. Eighty-two former burn patients discharged from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, and now in rehabilitation stage, were surveyed with the Chinese version of BSHS-A according to the simple random sampling. The psychometric properties of the scale, including internal consistency, test-retest reliability, content validity and discriminant validity, were analyzed.
RESULTSOne hundred and sixty-seven scales were sent to 82 participants and all of them were completed and returned. The rate of eligible questionnaire was 98.2% after eliminating 3 ineligible questionnaires. The Crobach's alpha coefficient of total score of questionnaire was 0.97, and in all domains and sub-domains ranged from 0.83 to 0.96. The test-retest coefficients from 20 participants retested within one week were between 0.74 and 0.98 (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). Forty-eight participants surveyed within 6 months after burn were divided into mild/moderate burn group and severe burn group. The total scores of questionnaire, scores in all domains and sub-domains of patients in the latter group were lower than those in the former group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONSThe Chinese version of BSHS-A shows satisfactory reliability and validity, and it can be used to investigate quality of life of Chinese burn patients in rehabilitation stage.