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Abstract The intensity of affect refers to the strength with which individuals experience their emotions. This study aimed to adapt and seek evidence of validity for the version of the Short Affect Intensity Scale (SAIS) for the Brazilian context. After translation procedures, the translated version of the SAIS was applied, along with instruments to measure personality and subjective well-being in 1,180 Brazilians. The results revealed the adequacy of the three-factor structure for the instrument: Positive Intensity, Negative Intensity, and Serenity. Correlations with other variables were verified as theoretically expected. For example, positive correlations were found between Positive Intensity and Extraversion and Positive Affect; Negative Intensity and Neuroticism, and Negative Affect. The instrument proved to be adequate for the Brazilian context.
Resumo A intensidade de afetos diz respeito à força com que indivíduos experienciam suas emoções. O objetivo deste estudo foi adaptar e buscar evidências de validade da Short Affect Intensity Scale (SAIS) para o contexto brasileiro. Após procedimentos de tradução, aplicou-se a versão traduzida da SAIS, juntamente com instrumentos para aferir personalidade e bem-estar subjetivo em 1.180 brasileiros. Os resultados revelaram a adequação da estrutura de três fatores para o instrumento: Intensidade Positiva, Intensidade Negativa, Serenidade. Também se verificaram correlações com outras variáveis conforme esperado teoricamente. Por exemplo, encontraram-se correlações positivas entre Intensidade Positiva e Extroversão e Afeto Positivo; Intensidade Negativa e Neuroticismo e Afeto Negativo. O instrumento mostrou-se adequado ao contexto brasileiro.
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This is a case study of anaphylactic reaction to cefotaxime sodium in a 23-year-old female who underwent a lower segment cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. Cefotaxime sodium, an antibiotic belonging to the class of cephalosporins, was administered intravenously postoperatively for prevention of infection. The patient complained of breathlessness, swelling around both eyes, and pruritus and urticarial rash over her abdomen, legs, and forehead. The case was successfully managed by withholding the medication and treatment of symptoms. According to the WHO-Uppsala Monitoring Centre causality assessment scale, a probable causal relationship between the suspected drug (cefotaxime sodium) and anaphylactic reaction was made. The severity was found to be moderate (Level 3). Although cefotaxime has well established place in surgical prophylaxis, this case study emphasizes on constant observation and meticulous follow-up of patients receiving it in clinical practice as there is possibility of an adverse drug reaction (ADR) which can be life-threatening. Such happenings can add to challenges faced by the treating physician in the present COVID-19 era. Recognizing ADR helps reduce morbidity and mortality. Reporting ADR helps in documentation and education of healthcare professionals.
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Establishing a relationship of causality between the medications received and the events occurred utilizing causality assessment scale is much needed to reduce the occurrence of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) and to prevent exposure of patients towards additional drug hazards. Causality assessment can be defined as the determination of chance, whether a selected intervention is the root cause of the adverse event observed. The causality assessment is the responsibility of either a single expert or an established committee. As it is a common phenomenon of variable perception of knowledge and experience by each expert, there is a high possibility of disagreement and inter-individual variability on assessment. Many of the causality assessment methods have their advantages and disadvantages. However, no single scale has been adopted as standardized and considered for uniform acceptance.
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The objective of this study was to obtain evidence of validity of an instrument to measure the tendency to buy impulsively. A version adapted to Brazil of a Buying Impulsiveness Scale was applied to 1296 Brazilians from all states of the federation, with a mean age of 35.8 years (SD = 12.8). The results indicated a scale with one-factor structure, just like the original instrument, with an adequate index of internal consistency. Positive correlations were found between impulse buying tendency, normative social influence, and traits of impulsiveness of the consumer. The instrument was also able to differentiate people who make shopping lists from those who do not do them, and people who prefer to go shopping alone from those who prefer to buy accompanied by someone else. The evidences found in the study provide support to the use of the instrument for the Brazilian context. (AU)
O objetivo deste estudo foi buscar evidências de validade de um instrumento para aferir a tendência de comprar impulsivamente. Aplicou-se uma versão adaptada para o Brasil de uma escala de compra por impulso em 1.296 brasileiros de todos os estados da federação, média de idade de 35,8 anos (DP = 12,8). Os resultados indicaram uma escala com estrutura unifatorial, tal como o instrumento original, com adequado índice de consistência interna. Foram encontradas correlações positivas entre a tendência de comprar por impulso, a influência social normativa e traços de impulsividade do consumidor. O instrumento também foi capaz de diferenciar pessoas que fazem lista de compras das que não fazem e pessoas que preferem ir às compras sozinhas das que preferem comprar acompanhadas. As evidências encontradas suportam o uso do instrumento para o contexto brasileiro. (AU)
El objetivo de este estudio fue buscar evidencias de validez de un instrumento para medir la tendencia de comprar impulsivamente. Se aplicó una versión adaptada para Brasil de una escala de compra por impulso en 1296 brasileños de todos los estados del país, con promedio de edad de 35,8 años (DP = 12,8). Los resultados indicaron una escala con estructura unifactorial, tal como el instrumento original, con adecuado índice de consistencia interna. Se encontraron correlaciones positiva entre tendencia de comprar por impulso, influencia social normativa y rasgos de impulsividad del consumidor. El instrumento también fue capaz de diferenciar personas que hacen lista de compras de las que no hacen, y personas que prefieren ir de compras solas de las que prefieren ir acompañadas. Las evidencias encontradas apoyan el uso del instrumento en el contexto brasileño. (AU)
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Humans , Female , Adult , Self-Assessment , Compulsive Behavior/psychology , Consumer Behavior , Surveys and Questionnaires , Reproducibility of ResultsABSTRACT
Background: An adverse drug reaction (ADRs) is determined as response to a drug that is noxious unintended excludes therapeutic failures, overdose, drug abuse, noncompliance, and medication errors. The main aim of the study is to detect, understand and report ADR扴.Methods: This study is prospective observational study conducted for 6 months in in-patient setting in a tertiary care hospital. Naranjo抯, WHO causality scale, Siegel scale, Schumock and Thornton scale are used to assess ADR. Graph Pad Prism and SAS software抯 are used.Results: Data was collected from a total of 1000 patients of which 121 (12.1%) patients were effected with 150 ADRs. Among 121 patients AdrAd was 60.66% and AdrIn was 39.33%. Of 121 patients 97 patients with single ADR, 28 patients with 2 ADRs, 10 patients were with three ADRs. ADR onset divides acute (10%), Latent (39%) and sub-acute (51%). ADR occurred are recovered (54%), Recovering (13%). Naranjos scale interprets definite (0.9%), probable (50.9%), possible (42.97%). According to WHO scale certain (2.7%), unlikely (2.7%), possible (38.84%). Hartwig and Siegel scale results are mild (12.4%), moderate (66.12%) and severe (12.4%). Schumock and Thornton preventability results are definitely (25.45%), probably (68.18%) and not preventable (6.36%).Conclusions: Every health care professional should be aware of the Pharmacovigilance principles and also should be aware of suspected ADR reporting form of PVPI. By applying the above scales it is easy for health care professionals to assess an ADR.
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Objective To develop a symptom experience scale for stroke survivors and to test its reliability and validity. Methods The initial item pool was formulated by combining the results of a literature review with ex-isting stroke-related scales and interviews with stroke patients. Items were added, deleted or modified after expert con-sultation and a pilot study to set up the scale. Then 200 in-patients in the rehabilitation departments of two hospitals in Shanghai were surveyed using the scale. The scale′s reliability and validity were examined. Results The final scale consisted of 19 items. An exploratory factor analysis identified six principal factors which explained 62％ of the total variance in the results. The average scale-level content validity index was 0. 95 and the item content validity index ranged from 0.80 to 1. The scale results correlated well with those using the Stroke Impact Scale. The Cronbach′s αcoefficient was 0.81 and the split-half coefficient was 0.76. Conclusion The symptom experience scale for stroke survivors has good reliability and validity. It can be used to evaluate the symptom experiences of stroke survivors and provide information for the management of symptoms.
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Objective To test the clinical validity of use of the Chinese version of Munro adult pressure ulcer risk-assessment scales (Munro scales),Braden scales,Qian Weiming operation pressure ulcer risk-assessment scales (self-designed scales) in the patients with general anesthesia surgery.Methods Three investigators respectively used the Munro scales,Braden scales and self-designed scales to conduct the pressure ulcer risk-assessment on 261 patients with general anesthesia surgery before operation,at the end of operation and at exiting from anesthesia recovery room.The sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value and negative predictive value of each assessment tool were calculated.Results The best critical values of the Munro scales before operation,at the end of operation and at exiting from anesthesia recovery room were 8.0,24.5,28.5 points respectively;which of the Braden scale were 18.5,11.5,13.5 points respectively;which of self-made scale were 12.5,13.5,13.5 points respectively.The area under the ROC curve of the three different scales at the beginning of the operation above was 0.653,0.596,0.652.The area under the ROC curve of the three different scales at the end of the operation above was 0.872,0.548,0.792.The areas under the ROC curve of the three different scales before operation were 0.868,0.773 and 0.813 respectively.Conclusion The Chinese version of Munro scales is more suitable for the assessment of operative patient's pressure ulcer risk than the Braden scale and self-designed scales,but the preoperative risk assessment needs to be improved.
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Abstract Background Considering the importance of Executive Functions to clinical and nonclinical situations, Barkley proposed a new theory of executive functioning based on an evolutionary neuropsychological perspective and clinical research using large samples of clinical and community identified adults and children as well as children with ADHD followed to adulthood. Objective The present study aims to adapt the Barkley Deficits in Executive Functions Scales (BDEFS) to Brazilian Portuguese and also assess its construct validity in a sample of normal Brazilian adults. Methods The original version of scale was adapted to Brazilian Portuguese according to the guideline from the ISPOR Task Force. To assess the semantic equivalence between the original and adapted version, both of them were applied into a sample of 25 Brazilian bilingual adults. Finally, 60 Brazilian adults completed the BDEFS and the Brazilian versions of Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) and Adult Self-Report Scale (ASRS-18) to assess convergent validity. Results The BDEFS Brazilian Portuguese version has semantic correspondence with the original version indicating that the adaptation procedure was successful. The BDEFS correlated significantly with the impulsivity and attention scores from the BIS-11 and ASRS-18 supporting its construct validity. Cronbach’s alpha (α = 0.961) indicated that the BDEFS translated version has satisfactory internal consistency. Discussion Together, these findings indicate the successful adaptation of the BDEFS to Brazilian Portuguese and support its utility in that population.
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Objective To compared the reliability and validity of the application of two consciousness assessment scales in neurosurgical patients by Full Outline of Unresponsiveness Score Coma Scale (FOUR) and the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), and provide the effective evaluation for the consciousness of the nerve severe patients. Methods A total of 100 neurological intensive patients from Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University were enrolled and the consciousness was evaluated by FOUR and GCS. The reliability and validity of these scales were evaluated and compared by the following method such as Cronbach αcoefficient, the inter-rater agreement,content validity index (CVI) and the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) which used to predict the discrimination of prognosis.The important experimental indexes of blood of the degree of brain injury were collected in the same period:S-100 B protein and neuron specific enolization enzymes (NSE). Results The Cronbach α coefficient was 0.811 (FOUR) and 0.923(GCS). The overall rater agreement was excellent with an intraclass correlation coefficients of 0.972 (FOUR) and 0.979(GCS). CVI was 0.965 (FOUR) and 0.973 (GCS). Both scales had better distinguish and predictive abilities for the poor prognosis.The area under the curve for mortality was 0.938 for the FOUR and 0.932 for the GCS. The best cut-off values for predicting poor prognosis were FOUR of 12 and GCS of 11. For the FOUR, the correlation coefficient was-0.324(P<0.05) with the level of NSE,-0.427(P<0.01) with the level of S-100B protein. For the GCS,the correlation coefficient was-0.316 (P<0.05) with the level of NSE,-0.395 (P<0.01) with the level of S-100B protein. Conclusions Both FOUR and GCS are a reliable scale for evaluating the level of consciousness in neurosurgical patients. The GCS is familiar with the medical staff while the FOUR is more adapted to assess the patients with tracheotomy or intubated and which more easy to remember and learn by medical staff of neurosurgery department.
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El dolor es el síntoma más frecuente y que genera más temor en los pacientes y sus cuidadores en la etapa avanzada de la enfermedad oncológica. Estos niños también presentan otros síntomas que pueden provocar importante malestar y empeorar la sensación dolorosa. En nuestro medio no contamos con información en este ámbito, que permita optimizar el tratamiento de estos pacientes. Objetivo. Caracterizar síntomas distintos del dolor en pacientes con cáncer avanzado, controlados por el equipo de cuidado paliativo (CP) del Hospital Roberto del Río. Pacientes y método. Se revisaron 71 fichas clínicas de pacientes ingresados a CP entre abril de 2002 y diciembre de 2010. Se registraron las características demográficas y los diagnósticos fueron clasificados en leucemia aguda, tumores sólidos y tumores del sistema nervioso central (SNC). Se evaluó un listado de síntomas y sus frecuencias. Resultados. El síntoma más frecuente en los pacientes con leucemia aguda fue fiebre (15 por ciento), al igual que los pacientes con tumores sólidos (16 por ciento). En los pacientes con tumores SNC la alteración de conciencia fue el más frecuente (19 por ciento). Sobre el 70 por ciento de los pacientes tuvieron hasta cuatro síntomas y la evaluación de intensidad en la mayoría fue cualitativa. Conclusiones. Síntomas distintos del dolor son frecuentes y pueden producir gran incomodidad. Evaluarlos objetivamente permitiría un mejor manejo, favoreciendo con esto el control del dolor.
Pain is the most common symptom which generates most fear in patients and their caregivers in the advanced stage of cancer. These children also have other symptoms that can cause significant discomfort and exacerbate the sensation of pain. In Chile, there has been no evaluation of the intensity of these symptoms and their effect on pain, and relevant knowledge could improve patient treatment. Objective: Describe symptoms other than pain in patients with advanced cancer who were attended by the palliative care (PC) team at the Roberto del Rio Hospital. Patients and methods: We reviewed medical records of 71 patients admitted to PC between April 2002 and December 2010. We recorded demographic characteristics and diagnoses were classified into acute leukemia, solid tumors and tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). We evaluated a list of symptoms and their frequencies. Results: The most common symptom in patients with acute leukemia was fever (15 percent) as well as in patients with solid tumors (16 percent). In patients with CNS tumors alteration of consciousness was the most frequent (19 percent). Over 70 percent of patients had four or more symptoms and intensity assessment was mostly qualitative. Conclusions: Besides pain, other symptoms are common and can cause great discomfort. Objective assessment of these symptoms would allow better management of children and also optimize pain control.
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Humans , Male , Female , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Terminally Ill , Neoplasms/complications , Signs and Symptoms/statistics & numerical data , Palliative Care , Pain/epidemiology , Fever/epidemiology , Hemorrhage/epidemiology , Leukemia/complications , Central Nervous System Neoplasms/complications , Neoplasms/mortality , Child, Hospitalized/statistics & numerical data , Concurrent Symptoms , Consciousness Disorders/epidemiologyABSTRACT
O presente estudo teve como objetivo verificar a utilização de técnicas projetivas na avaliação de características psicopatológicas de pacientes com transtornos alimentares. Trata-se de uma revisão sistemática de literatura, realizada a partir de buscas nas bases de dados LILACS e Banco de Teses/CAPES com o emprego dos descritores "anorexia" e "bulimia". As referências localizadas foram selecionadas, recuperadas na íntegra e submetidas a uma apreciação qualitativa, organizada em dimensões de análise específicas. As principais características psicopatológicas reportadas foram: passividade, introversão e obsessividade, conflitos, tensões e angústias em relação à figura materna, grave distorção da imagem corporal e tendência à fusão nos relacionamentos interpessoais. Evidenciou-se, ainda, o predomínio de delineamentos metodológicos incipientes. Novas pesquisas envolvendo o emprego de técnicas projetivas no contexto dos transtornos alimentares são necessárias para prover os profissionais de evidências empíricas, que possam ser aproveitadas em protocolos de avaliação multidisciplinar adequados à população brasileira.
This study aimed to review the Brazilian literature on the use of projective techniques in the assessment of psychopathological features of patients with eating disorders. It is a systematic literature review from searches on LILACS and CAPES Thesis Databases, with the use of the descriptors "anorexia" and "bulimia". The obtained references were selected and, later, recovered in full version and submitted to a qualitative appreciation, organized in specific dimensions. The main psychopathological features reported were: passivity, introversion and obsessiveness, conflicts, tensions and anxieties in relation to the maternal figure, severe distortion of body image and tendency to merge in interpersonal relationships. The researches analysis revealed predominance of weak methodological designs. New researches involving the use of projective techniques in the context of anorexia and bulimia are needed to provide practitioners with empirical evidence, which may be engaged in multidisciplinary assessment protocols adapted to the Brazilian population.
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Anorexia Nervosa/psychology , Bulimia Nervosa/psychology , Classification/methods , Feeding and Eating Disorders/psychology , Projective TechniquesABSTRACT
Objective To compare and evaluate the reliability and validity of the application of three pressure ulcer risk assessment scales in hospitalized elderly patients by Norton,Braden and Waterlow pressure ulcer risk assessment scales. Methods We selected 271 elderly patiehts from a certain thirdclass and first-grade hospital and assessed their pressure ulcer risks by 3 assessment scales.The reliability and validity of these Scales were evaluated and compared by the following methods such as Cronbaeh's α coefficient,content validity index,factor analysis and ROC curve. Results The Cronbach's α coefficient of these 3 scales were 0.71,0.79 and 0.32 respectively.The content validity indices of them were 0.85,0.91and 0.87.The cumulative variance explained were 71.73%,70.34%and 65.76%respectively.The sensitivity and specificity upon cut-off points were(0.75,0.62),(0.74,0.59)and(0.86,0.59).Conclusion The Waterlow scale showed insufficient internal consistency but good predictive ability.The Braden scale showed moderate reliability and validity but with a lower predictive ability compared with the Norton and Waterlow scales.