Validity and reliability of a job factors questionnaire related to the work tasks of physical therapists.

Physical therapists engage in work tasks that expose them to occupational risk factors related to musculoskeletal disorders. Due to the gap in the literature on instruments focused on those workers, this study adapted a job factors questionnaire to physical therapists, and assessed its psychometric properties. The questionnaire was adapted and its content validity was established. The psychometric properties were evaluated among 142 physical therapists. Reliability was verified using the temporal-stability design and internal consistency. Construct validity was assessed with the known-groups technique. Test-retest results demonstrated intraclass correlation coefficients between .82 and .90 (p < .001). Cronbach's α of .91 verified the reliability of the questionnaire. The known-groups technique demonstrated a statistically significant difference on the scores of the items when physical therapists were compared to office workers. The results indicated that the adapted questionnaire had acceptable psychometric properties for assessing problematic job factors among physical therapists working in hospitals.

Fauna de hidroides (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) da região de Bombinhas, Santa Catarina, Brasil / Hydroid fauna (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the region of Bombinhas, Santa Catarina, Brazil

A fauna de hidroides bentônicos do infralitoral raso, de seis locais do município de Bombinhas (Santa Catarina, Brasil), foi pesquisada e analisada com base na morfologia. O cnidoma foi examinado quando necessário para a identificação específica. Foram encontradas 25 espécies, das quais cinco (20 por cento) são registradas pela primeira vez para o estado de Santa Catarina e três (12 por cento) são registradas pela primeira vez para a região sul do Brasil. Houve um acréscimo de 12 por cento e 5,5 por cento nos registros de espécies de hidroides para Santa Catarina e litoral sul brasileiro, respectivamente.

The benthic hydroid fauna from shallow subtidal zone of six localities in the municipality of Bombinhas (state of Santa Catarina, Brazil) was surveyed and its morphology analysed. Cnidome was also examined when it was necessary for species identification. Twenty five morphospecies were found, from which five (20 percent) were recorded for the first time in Santa Catarina State and three (12 percent) were recorded for the first time in the south region of Brazil. There was a 12 percent and 5.5 percent increase in the records of benthic hydroid species for Santa Catarina and southern Brazilian coast, respectively.

Fauna de hidrozoários atecados (Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata) da costa do Estado do Ceará, Brasil / The anthoathecate hydroid fauna (Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata) of the coast of Ceará State, Brazil

Espécies de hidrozoários atecados coletadas em praias da costa do estado do Ceará foram estudadas. No total foram encontradas nove espécies: Bimeria vestita, Pennaria disticha, Eudendrium caraiuru, Eudendrium carneum, Eudendrium pocaruquarum, Eudendrium sp., Sphaerocoryne sp., Porpita porpita e Coryne sp., todas registradas pela primeira vez para a região.

Species of athecate hydroids collected on beaches of the coast of Ceará State were studied. Nine species were found: Bimeria vestita, Pennaria disticha, Eudendrium caraiuru, Eudendrium carneum, Eudendrium pocaruquarum, Eudendrium sp., Sphaerocoryne sp., Porpita porpita and Coryne sp., all recorded for the first time in the region.