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PURPOSE: Adapting and validating the Portuguese version of Br-YFAS 2.0-Obes to allow it to be used by the Brazilian candidates for bariatric surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 329 individuals with body mass indexes (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2, candidates for bariatric surgery at a reference hospital in Brazil. They were given a questionnaire that identified sociodemographic data, and the YFAS 2.0 scale, Portuguese version (BR-YFAS2.0-Obes), was applied to assess their food dependence levels. The Food Craving Questionnaire - Trait: The FCQ-T-reduced was subsequently used for a correlation analysis. RESULTS: The patients' average BMI was 41.6 ± 8.8 kg/m2. Br-YFAS2.0-Obes presented an average of 4.9 ± 3.1 for the FA diagnostic criteria. The resulting values of the Comparative Fit Index, Tucker Lewis Index, and Standardized Root Mean Square Residual were 0.990, 0.986, and 0.074, respectively. The internal consistency analysis of the 11 domains presented a Kuder-Richardson α of 0.82. The convergent validity, obtained through an analysis of the Pearson correlation coefficient, was r = 0.43 (p < 0.001). It was found that an increase in the number of Br-YFAS 2.0-Obes symptoms is associated with an increase in the FCQ-T-r mean. CONCLUSION: Much like the YFAS 2.0 in other languages, the BR-YFAS 2.0-Obes presented adequate convergent validity, reliability, and one-factor structure results, which makes it suitable for Brazilian candidates for bariatric surgery or any individual who is within BMI > = 30 kg/m2.
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Food Addiction , Obesity, Morbid , Humans , Food Addiction/diagnosis , Obesity, Morbid/surgery , Brazil , Reproducibility of Results , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Psychometrics , Obesity , Surveys and Questionnaires , Feeding BehaviorABSTRACT
Este estudio tiene como objetivo evaluar la eficacia de un programa de entrenamiento en habilidades sociales (EHS) en la disminución de la ansiedad social. Participaron 32 estudiantes universitarios con sintomatología de ansiedad social que contestaron al "Cuestionario de ansiedad social para adultos" (CASO-A30) y la "Escala de ansiedad social de Liebowitz-versión de autoinforme" (LSAS-SR). El programa de intervención, de 10 sesiones, aborda temas como el manejo de la ansiedad, la asertividad, técnicas de relajación, relaciones interpersonales, hablar en público y expresión de sentimientos. Las diferencias de medias y el tamaño de efecto muestran que se produjo un cambio significativo en las medidas postratamiento en comparación con las medidas pretratamiento, tanto a nivel global, como en las cinco dimensiones del CASO-A30 y en la LSAS-SR. Estos datos apoyan, además, la sensibilidad del CASO-A30 para medir los cambios en el tiempo y la validez de esta nueva medida de ansiedad social. Se concluye que el programa de EHS es eficaz para disminuir la ansiedad social de los universitarios y el CASO-A30 una medida adecuada para evaluar el trastorno de ansiedad social
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a social skills training program (SST) in reducing social anxiety. The participants were 32 university students with significant social anxiety symptoms that completed the "Social Anxiety Questionnaire for Adults" (SAQ-A30) and the "Liebowith Social Anxiety Scale Self report" (LSAS-SR). The 10-session intervention program addressed issues such as anxiety management, assertiveness, relaxation techniques, interpersonal relations, public speaking and expression of feelings. Means differences and effect size showed that there was a significant change in the post-treatment scores on the two measures compared with the pretreatment ones, both globally (SAQ-A30 and LSAS-SR) and in the five dimensions of the SAQ-A30. These data further support the SAQ-A30 sensitivity to measure changes over time and the validity of this new measure of social anxiety. We conclude that the SST program is highly effective in reducing social anxiety of university students and that the SAQ-A30 is an appropriate measure for assessing social anxiety disorder
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Humans , Male , Female , Social Skills , 34600/methods , Manifest Anxiety Scale/standards , Behavior Therapy/methods , Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/methods , Students/psychology , Surveys and Questionnaires , Psychopathology/methods , Psychopathology/trends , Data Analysis/methodsABSTRACT
Na década de 1990 a ética em pesquisa com seres humanos foi instituída em nosso país. A Resolução 196/96 do Conselho Nacional de Saúde mudou significativamente os procedimentos éticos nas profissões das Ciências da Saúde. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo relatar a experiência de implantação e desenvolvimento do primeiro Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa criado no Brasil. Neste artigo são apresentadas as circunstâncias que contribuíram para a formação do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa na Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, os seus objetivos, as suas atribuições e a composição do atual comitê. Discute-se a atuação do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa, procedimentos de avaliação dos protocolos de pesquisa baseados nos documentos sugeridos na Resolução nº196/96 do Conselho Nacional de Saúde. Além disso, são descritos o seu fucionamento e as atividades realizadas no período entre 1990 e 2004. Também se pretende avaliar suas limitações e sua relevância para a sociedade científica brasileira.
