Citation

Sideli L, Prestifilippo A, Di Benedetto B, Farrauto R, Grassìa R, Mulè A, Rumeo MV, Di Pasquale A, Conte F, La Barbera D. Ann. Burns Fire Disasters 2010; 23(4): 171-176.

Affiliation

Section of Psychiatry, Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Palermo University, Palermo, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21991220

PMCID

PMC3188270

Abstract

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.

Language: en