ABSTRACT
This article seeks to evaluate the reliability, internal consistency and accuracy of the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), namely a quality of life (QL) instrument for individuals after suffering a stroke. This cross-sectional study was carried out in the communities of Recife in the State of Pernambuco. The sample was composed of 53 individuals at the chronic stroke phase. After checking the cognitive state, the NHP was applied. Descriptive statistics were employed for characterization of the sample; Cronbach's alpha (α) coefficients were used for evaluation of internal consistency, and intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) were used for investigation of reliability, as well as consistency of the Bland and Altman plotting tests with 5% level of significance. Their perceptions of their own health were 83.3% positive for the majority of NHP criteria (average scores > 50 points), except for the "physical ability" criterion where scores ranged between 41.5 and 50 points. The NHP had good internal consistency with α values between 0.81 to 0.87; excellent reliability indices for the "pain" and "physical ability" criteria (ICC > 0.90); and 95% consistency. Besides being simple and easily applied, NHP had adequate clinimetric properties for the assessment of individuals after a chronic stroke.
O artigo tem o objetivo de avaliar a confiabilidade, a consistência interna e a concordância do instrumento de qualidade de vida (QV) Perfil de Saúde de Nottingham (PSN) em indivíduos após Acidente Vascular Encefálico (AVE). Estudo do tipo transversal realizado em comunidades da Cidade do Recife-PE. A amostra foi composta por 53 indivíduos na fase crônica do AVE. Após verificação do estado cognitivo foi aplicado o PSN. Utilizou-se estatística descritiva para caracterizar a amostra; a consistência interna foi medida através do alfa (α) de Cronbach; a confiabilidade com o coeficiente de correlação intraclasse (CCI) e a concordância pelo teste de plotagem Bland and Altman, com nível de significância de 5%. A percepção dos indivíduos sobre suas saúdes teve uma tendência positiva em 83,3% dos domínios do PSN (média > 50 pontos), exceto para o domínio "habilidades físicas" que variou entre 41,5 e 50 pontos. O instrumento obteve boa consistência interna, com α entre 0,81 e 0,87; excelente confiabilidade nos domínios "dor" e "habilidades físicas", ICC >0,90 (p <0,01); e concordância em 95% das ocasiões. O PSN, além de ser um instrumento simples e de fácil aplicação, apresentou propriedades clinimétricas adequadas para avaliar a QV de indivíduos pós-AVE na fase crônica.
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Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Quality of Life , Surveys and Questionnaires , Stroke , Cross-Sectional Studies , Reproducibility of Results , Stroke/diagnosisABSTRACT
The sternocleidomastoid is a muscle with a great extension that occupies the cervical region and is extended obliquely from the head to the trunk. Its morphology is not uniform, once its ends are wide and slim while its medial edge is thick and narrow. The aim of our work was to relate a case of variation in clavicular origin of this muscle that was extended beyond the half of clavicle laterally, in both sides of the neck.
El esternocleidomastóideo es un músculo de gran extensión en la región cervical con trayecto oblicuo desde la cabeza hasta el tronco. Su morfología no es uniforme, debido a que sus extremos son anchos y finos, mientras que él es grueso y estrecho en su borde medial. El objetivo de este trabajo fue relatar un caso de la variación en el origen clavicular de este músculo que se extendí mas allá de la mitad de la clavícula en dirección lateral, en ambos lados del cuello.