Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:30:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Giovanna Corte Honda.pdf: 892385 bytes, checksum: 53301973b02804195919fdc442739f9b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-01 / The present exploratory study aimed to combine the adaptive efficacy criterion with the Generic Change Indicators List (GCIL) to better understand how people change in psychotherapy. The specific aim was to evaluate if the evolution in the hierarchy of Generic Change Indicators is associated with the quality of adaptive responses. Methodologically, the research was based on an intensive case study design. The List presents an ideal of what happens when psychotherapy is successful. The List is composed by 19 indicators disposed hierarchically, which relate primarily to how the patient sees his or her problem, his or her willingness to face it and his or her expectations for psychotherapy and psychotherapist. Adaptive efficacy comprises the responses of the individual in the face of difficulties and vicissitudes of life. The more adequate a set of responses is, the more the adaptation of the subject will be considered effective. The videos and the transcriptions of the sessions of a brief psychodynamic psychotherapy process were evaluated with the GCIL and with the Scale of Adaptation (EDAO-R). According to the GCIL 14 episodes of change were identified into the 11 sessions of the psychotherapy. Results pointed to evolution in the hierarchy of indicators of change. The initial sessions comprised indicators of lower hierarchy and final sessions encompassed indicators of higher hierarchy. The results also showed that there was an evolution in the patient s adaptive efficacy, from very slightly adequate to adequate in the A-R area and from very slightly adequate to slightly adequate in the Pr area. We suggest that the progress in the hierarchy of the indicators showed that the patient began to offer more adequate responses, which resulted mainly in changes in the A-R area. It was possible to conclude in this study the association between the two measures. Some common factors to different therapeutic approaches probably contributed to the changes that the patient achieved and these are relate to the patient (she actively participated in the process, was aware of her difficulties and showed motivation to work on the problems), to the therapist (interventions used during the sessions) and to the relationship between therapist and patient (therapeutic alliance). Further researches must be pursued, involving a larger number of psychotherapies, including unsuccessful and dropout processes. / A presente pesquisa, de natureza explorat?ria, buscou combinar o crit?rio da efic?cia adaptativa com os da Lista de Indicadores Gen?ricos de Mudan?a (LIGM), para se compreender melhor como as pessoas mudam em psicoterapia. O objetivo mais espec?fico foi avaliar se existe rela??o entre a evolu??o na hierarquia dos Indicadores Gen?ricos de Mudan?a e a qualidade das respostas adaptativas. Utilizou-se o delineamento de estudo de caso intensivo. A LIGM refere-se a uma sequ?ncia ideal do que se espera que ocorra, se a psicoterapia obtiver ?xito. Ela ? composta por 19 indicadores dispostos de modo hier?rquico, que se referem prioritariamente ? forma como o paciente encara o seu problema, sua disposi??o para enfrent?-lo e as expectativas em rela??o ? psicoterapia e ao psicoterapeuta. A efic?cia adaptativa engloba as respostas dadas pelo indiv?duo frente ?s dificuldades e vicissitudes da vida. Quanto mais um conjunto de respostas ? adequado, mais eficaz ser? sua adapta??o. Para tanto, os v?deos e as transcri??es das sess?es de um processo de psicoterapia breve psicodin?mica de paciente adulta que foi atendida por psicoterapeuta experiente foram avaliadas com a LIGM e com a Escala Diagn?stica Adaptativa Operacionalizada Redefinida (EDAO-R). De acordo com a LIGM foram encontrados 14 epis?dios de mudan?a, distribu?dos em 11 sess?es. Observou-se evolu??o dos indicadores de mudan?a, em que as sess?es iniciais englobaram indicadores de menor hierarquia e as sess?es finais abarcaram indicadores de maior hierarquia. Os resultados tamb?m mostraram que houve evolu??o na efic?cia adaptativa da paciente, de pouqu?ssimo adequada para adequada, no setor Afetivo-Relacional (A-R, que diz respeito aos relacionamentos intra e interpessoais) e de pouqu?ssimo adequada para pouco adequada no setor Produtividade (Pr, que envolve trabalho ou principal ocupa??o que a pessoa exerce). Sugere-se que o progresso na hierarquia dos indicadores demonstrou que a paciente passou a oferecer respostas mais adequadas, que ocasionaram principalmente em mudan?as no setor A-R. Alguns fatores provavelmente contribu?ram para as mudan?as alcan?adas e estes dizem respeito ? paciente (participou ativamente do processo, tinha consci?ncia de suas dificuldades e apresentou motiva??o para trabalhar nos problemas), ? terapeuta (interven??es utilizadas durante as sess?es) e ? rela??o estabelecida entre ambas (alian?a terap?utica). Foi poss?vel concluir que neste estudo houve associa??o entre as duas medidas, que podem ser usadas para auxiliar o terapeuta na avalia??o de progresso do paciente e na compreens?o das vari?veis que podem facilitar ou limitar a mudan?a do paciente. Sugere-se a realiza??o de novas pesquisas, que compreendam maior n?mero de casos e que contem com processos considerados mal sucedidos e em que houve abandono por parte do paciente.

O objetivo desse trabalho é analisar quantitativamente a resposta ao tratamento dos pacientes com dor lombar crônica atendidos pela \"Escola de Postura\" da DMRHCFMUSP no período de outubro de 2001 a julho de 2004, mediante a avaliação dos questionários \"Roland-Morris\" (RM) e \"Short Form Health Survey\" (SF-36). A amostra inicial foi composta por 244 (duzentos e quarenta e quatro) prontuários de pacientes encaminhados e avaliados para a Escola de Postura no período de outubro de 2001 a julho de 2004, tendo completado o programa 110 (cento e dez) pacientes desse total. Em relação aos pacientes que completaram o tratamento, foram levantados diagnósticos; o tempo de evolução da doença e origem do encaminhamento; dados sócio-demográficos como sexo, idade, escolaridade, estado civil, ocupação; e, também, o comparecimento aos retornos após o primeiro mês, quarto mês, e um ano a contar da avaliação inicial. Observou-se que os indivíduos que concluíram a Escola de Postura apresentaram melhora significativa nos domínios do SF-36 para Capacidade Funcional, Aspectos Físicos, Dor, Estado Geral de Saúde Vitalidade e para o Roland Morris foram observados ganhos nos aspectos sociais, emocionais e saúde mental. Cabendo ressaltar que o período de alcance da Escola de Postura, não possibilita afirmar mudanças significativas quanto a aspectos afetivo-emocionais e novas posturas em seu relacionamento social. Novos estudos, quantitativos e qualitativos devem ser realizados de maneira a oferecer subsídios á equipe multiprofissional da Escola de Postura que permitam operar mudanças e ampliar recursos terapêuticos se necessário. / The research objective is to analyze quantitivily the effectiveness of chronic low back pain treatment at the Back Pain School in DMR-HCFMUSP between October 2001 and July 2004, using the Roland-Morris and Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaires. The initial sample consisted of 244 (two hundred and forty-four) medical charts of patients addressed to Back Pain School program for initial evaluation between October 2001 and July 2004; out of this group, 110 (hundred and ten) patients concluded the program. Some data were valuated from these patients such as: diagnose, history of disease and referring institution, some socio-demographic information such as gender, age, education level, marital status, occupation, and also attendance to clinical interviews scheduled right after the first and fourth months and one year after the first evaluation. The group who concluded Back Pain School Program showed improvement at SF-36 dominions: Functional Capacity, Physical Conditions, Pain, State of Health, Vitality, and Roland Morris dominions changes in Social, Emotional, and Mental aspects. Back Pain School present less change in affective emotional conditions and social relation. Some qualitative and quantitative studies must be done in other to provide development of professional specialized knowledge and skills resources if necessary.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Umeå : Univ., 2007. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 46-05, page: 2667. Advisers: David P. Cappelli; Benjamin S. Bradshaw. Includes bibliographical references.

Since the Institute of Medicine highlighted the devastating impact of medical errors in their seminal report, “To Err is Human” (2000), efforts have been underway to improve patient safety. A portion of medical errors are due to medication errors, and a large portion of these can be attributed to inadequate laboratory monitoring. In this thesis, I attempt to address this small but important corner of this patient safety endeavor. Why are patients not getting their laboratory monitoring tests? Do they fail to complete them or do doctors not order the tests in the first place? Which prescribers and which patients are least likely to do what is needed for testing to happen and what interventions would be most promising? To address these questions, I conducted a systematic review of existing interventions. I then proceeded with three aims: 1) To identify reasons that patients give for missing monitoring tests; 2) To identify patient and provider factors associated with monitoring test ordering; and 3) To identify patient and provider factors associated with completion of ordered testing. To achieve these aims, I worked with patients and data at the Fallon Clinic. For aim 1, I conducted a qualitative analysis of their reasons for missing tests as well as reporting completion and ordering rates. For aims 2 and 3, I used electronic medical record data and conducted a regression with patient and provider characteristics as covariates to identify factors contributing to test ordering and completion. Interviews revealed that patients had few barriers to completion, with forgetting being the most common reason for missing a test. The quantitative studies showed that: older patients with more interactions with the health care system were more likely to have tests ordered and were more likely to complete them; providers who more frequently prescribe a drug were more likely to order testing for it; and drug-test combinations that were particularly dangerous, indicated by a black box warning, were more likely to have appropriate ordering, though for these combinations, primary care providers were less likely to order tests appropriately, and patients were less likely to complete tests. Taken together, my work can inform future interventions in laboratory monitoring and patient safety.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has promoted implementing a RRS to provide safer care for hospitalized patients. Additionally, the Joint Commission made implementing a RRS a 2008 National Patient Safety Goal. Although mandated, the evidence to support the effectiveness of a RRS to reduce cardiac arrests on hospital medical or surgical floors and un-anticipated ICU transfers remains inconclusive, partly because of weak study designs and partly due to a failure of published studies to report all critical aspects of their intervention. This study attempted to evaluate the effectiveness and the implementation of a RRS on the two campuses of the UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC). The first study presented was an attempt to identify the preventability and timeliness of floor to ICU transfers. This was done using 3 chief residents who reviewed 100 randomly selected medical records. Using Cohen’s kappa to assess the inter-rater reliability it was determined that 13% of the cases could have possibly been preventable with earlier intervention. The second study was an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Rapid Response System. Outcomes were cardiac arrests, code calls and floor to ICU admissions. There were two study periods 24 months before the intervention and 24 months after. A Spline regression model was used to compare the two time periods. Though there was a consistent downward trend over all 4 years there were no statistically significant changes in the cardiac arrests and ICU transfers when comparing the before and after periods. There was a significant reduction in code calls to the floors on the University campus. The third study was a modified process evaluation of the Rapid Response intervention that will assess fidelity of RRS implementation, the proportion of the intended patient population that is reached by the RRS, the overall number of RRS calls implemented (dose delivered) and the perceptions of the hospital staff affected by the RRS with respect to acceptability and satisfaction with the RRS and barriers to utilization. The process evaluation showed that that the Rapid Response System was for the most part being used as it was designed, though the nurses were not using the specific triggers as a deciding factor in making the call. Staff satisfaction with the intervention was very high. Overall these studies demonstrated the difficulty in clearly defining outcomes and data collection in a large hospital system. Additionally the importance of different study designs and analysis methods are discussed.

INTRODUÇÃO: O câncer de pulmão é a terceira neoplasia maligna mais frequentemente diagnosticada em todo o mundo e a primeira em termos de mortalidade. O tratamento cirúrgico é a melhor abordagem nos estágios iniciais, contudo, está associado a morbimortalidade considerável. Para que o impacto do tratamento cirúrgico na diminuição global da mortalidade pelo câncer de pulmão no estado de São Paulo seja maior, precisamos conhecer os indicadores de qualidade das instituições envolvidas no tratamento desta neoplasia, através da criação de uma base de dados abrangente, confiável e transparente. Este estudo envolveu a implementação do Registro Paulista de Tratamento Cirúrgico do Câncer de Pulmão (RPCP). O desfecho principal foi a análise da qualidade dos dados capturados através de um sistema de auditoria direta e indireta, com o intuito de identificar as variáveis com menor padrão de qualidade. MÉTODOS: Estudo prospectivo, multicêntrico, com participação de 10 instituições no estado de São Paulo. A auditoria dos dados foi realizada de forma direta por revisão dos prontuários, para análise da taxa de discordância, Coeficiente Kappa e Intraclass correlation e de forma indireta para análise dos índices de completude, acurácia e consistência. RESULTADOS: Dos 536 casos disponíveis, 511 foram incluídos para a auditoria indireta. O índice total de completude por questionário variou de 0,82 a 1, sendo que as seguintes variáveis obtiveram valor individual abaixo da meta estabelecida de 0,8: ECOG, MRC, hematócrito, potássio, uréia, creatinina, DHL, albumina, cálcio e FA, tempo de cirurgia e data da recidiva. O índice total de acurácia e consistência foi 0,99 e 0,96, respectivamente. Para auditoria direta foram randomizados 100 casos entre os 511 iniciais, sendo 4 excluídos, restando 96 para análise. As variáveis com maiores taxas de discordância ( > 20%), estavam no questionário de avaliação pré-operatória (ECOG, MRC, carga tabágica, DPOC, PFP, peso, altura, IMC e exames laboratoriais). Variáveis relacionadas ao estadiamento (tamanho da neoplasia, invasão de estruturas adjacentes, status linfonodal não invasivo) e dados cirúrgicos (tempo de cirurgia) também apresentaram taxas > 20%. CONCLUSÕES: A auditoria indireta dos dados mostrou índices de completude, acurácia e consistência aceitáveis para o padrão estabelecido e comparáveis a bancos de dados internacionais. Por outro lado, a auditoria direta, revelou algumas variáveis com altos índices de discordância, dados que serão analisados futuramente para aprimoramento do RPCP e que poderão contribuir para o desenvolvimento de outras bases de dados semelhantes / BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the third malignant neoplasm most frequently diagnosed worldwide and the first in terms of mortality. Surgical treatment is the best approach in the initial stages; however, it\'s associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. In order to improve the surgical treatment global impact on lung cancer mortality in the state of Sao Paulo, we need to know the quality indicators of the institutions involved in the treatment of this neoplasm through the creation of a extensive, reliable and transparent database. The study involved the implementation of the Paulista Lung Cancer Registry (PLCR). The main outcome was the quality analysis of the data captured through a direct and indirect audit system, in order to identify the variables with the lowest quality standard. METHODS: A prospective, multicenter study with the participation of 10 institutions in the state of São Paulo. The data audit was performed directly, through the revision of medical registries, with the intention to analyze the discordance rate; and indirectly, with the intention to analyze the completeness, accuracy and consistency indexes. RESULTS: Of the 536 cases available, 511 were included for the indirect audit. The total completeness index per questionnaire ranged from 0.82 to 1, and the following variables had a in individual value bellow the established target of 0,8: ECOG, MRC, hematocrit, potassium, urea, creatinine, LDH, albumin, calcium, AF, surgical time, date of recurrence. The total accuracy and consistency index was 0.99 and 0.96, respectively. For direct audit, 100 cases were randomized among the initial 511, of which 4 were excluded, remaining 96 for analysis. The variables with the highest discordance rates ( > 20%) were in the preoperative evaluation questionnaire (ECOG, MRC, smoking rate, COPD, PFT, weight, high, BMI and lab tests). Variables related to staging (size of neoplasm, invasion of adjacent structures, noninvasive lymph node status) and surgical data (time of surgery) also presented rates > 20%. CONCLUSIONS: Regarding the established standards, the Indirect audit showed acceptable completeness, accuracy and consistency indices, comparable to international databases. On the other hand, the direct audit revealed some variables with high discordance indices, data that will be analyzed in the future for the improvement of the PLCR and that may contribute to the development of other similar databases

O movimento de reafirmação da importância da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) nas primeiras décadas deste século ressaltou a necessidade de qualificação dos serviços deste nível de atenção, impulsionando iniciativas de avaliação e monitoramento. No Brasil, correspondeu à implantação da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF). No Estado de São Paulo, implantou-se a ESF em uma rede de APS já organizada segundo Programas de saúde. A convivência entre esses dois modos de organizar e operar os serviços gerou grande diversidade de estruturação assistencial da APS.O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar a capacidade de resposta de serviços do interior do Estado de São Paulo, a necessidades de saúde classicamente reconhecidas como próprias da APS. Os dados utilizados são provenientes do banco de respostas de 2.735 serviços ao questionário QualiAB - Avaliação da Qualidade e Monitoramento da Atenção Básica, composto por 85 questões de múltipla escolha. O quadro avaliativo Capacidade de resposta em APS resultou de determinadas questões do QualiAB, organizadas em 3 domínios: Disponibilidade de recursos (4 subdomínios: 59 indicadores), Operação direta da assistência (4 subdomínios: 50) e Gerenciamento Trabalho (3 subdomínios:25), cujo total resultou em 122 indicadores. Toda resposta positiva correspondeu ao valor 1. A média geral obtida foi 56,6%. Pelos testes de Friedman e Dunn, o domínio Disponibilidade de recursos teve maior contribuição no desempenho, seguido dos domínios Gerenciamento técnico do trabalho e Operação direta da assistência. Os três domínios mostraram correlação positiva (teste de Spearman). As k-médias dos subdomínios constituíram dois grupos de desempenho: Capacidade Satisfatória de resposta (CS), com 39% (1065) dos serviços estudados e o grupo Capacidade Insuficiente (CI), com 61% (1658). Para analisar a distribuição dos serviços nos grupos utilizou-se modelo de regressão logística que considerou como variáveis possivelmente associadas: população e índice de desenvolvimento humano (IDH) do município de localização do serviço, número de consultas do serviço, apoio técnico da gestão estadual, apoio financeiro da gestão estadual e arranjo organizativo, este último a partir daquelas formas de estruturação assistencial dos serviços. Os resultados mostraram que serviços de arranjo organizativo do tipo Mix Centro de Saúde - ESF, que realizam 800 ou mais consultas mensais, localizados em municípios com mais de 100 mil habitantes, que receberam apoio técnico adicional do Estado e de maior IDH mostraram maior chance de pertencer ao grupo de Capacidade Satisfatória de resposta. O apoio financeiro adicional do Estado não mostrou associação. Quando estas variáveis foram ajustadas apenas para serviços localizados em municípios com menos de 100 mil habitantes, o apoio financeiro contínuo desde 2000 mostrou associação, enquanto o IDH não mais se mostrou associado. Diante disto, conclui-se que a capacidade de resposta obtida foi baixa, comprometendo o papel esperado da APS. Arranjos organizativos que mesclem distintos modos de organizar e operar os serviços podem ser mais promissores. Medidas que busquem mitigar as desigualdades devem ser reafirmadas como políticas públicas, especialmente no caso de municípios de menor porte populacional / The movement to reaffirm the importance of Primary Health Care (PHC) in the first decades of this century highlighted the need for qualification in the services of this level of care, fostering assessment and monitoring initiatives. In Brazil, this has corresponded to the implementation of Family Health Strategy (FHS). In the State of São Paulo, FHS was implemented within a PHC network already established according to heath Programs. The coexistence of these two ways of organizing and operating the services generated great diversity in care structuring within PHC. The objective of this study was to evaluate the response capacity of the services located on the countryside of the State of São Paulo to health needs classically regarded as being typical of PHC. The data utilized have come from a response bank to the QualiAB questionnaire - Primary Care Quality and Monitoring Evaluation comprising 85 multiple choice questions, from 2.735 services. The evaluative framework \'Response Capacity\' in PHC resulted from certain questions from QualiAB, organized in 3 dominions: Availability of resources (5 sub dominions: 51 indicators), direct assistance Operation (5 sub dominions: 50 indicators) and Work Management (4 sub dominions: 21 indicators), totaling 122 indicators. Every positive response corresponded to score 1. The overall average was 56,6%. According to Friedman e Dunn\'s tests, dominion Availability of resources had greater performance contribution, followed by dominions work\'s technical Management and direct assistance Operation. The three dominions showed positive correlations (Spearman\'s test). The sub dominions k-means comprised two performance groups: Satisfactory Capacity of response (SC), with 39% (1065) of services studied, and the Insufficient Capacity group (IC), with 61% (1658). In order to analyze the distribution of the services in the groups, a logistics regression model was utilized. This model considered the following variables as being possibly associated: population and human development index (HDI) of the service municipality, number of appointments in the services, technical support from the state government, financial support from state government, and an organizational arrangement based on models of care previously structured. Results showed that services whose organizational arrangements were Health Center-FHS mixed-type, with 800 or more monthly appointments, located in municipalities with more than 100 thousand inhabitants, receiving additional technical support from the state, and with a higher HDI showed higher probability of belonging to the Satisfactory Response group response. Additional financial support from the state did not show association. When those variables were adjusted only to the services located in municipalities with less than 100 thousand inhabitants, a continuous financial support since 2000 showed association, whereas HDI did not show association any longer. Therefore, it was concluded that the response capacity obtained was low, which compromised the expected role of PHC. Organizational arrangements combining different modes of organizing and operating the services might prove more promising. Measures seeking to mitigate inequalities must be reaffirmed as public policies, especially in the case of municipalities with smaller populations

INTRODUÇÃO: Há pouco tempo atrás não havia ferramenta específica para avaliar os sintomas do trato urinário inferior de pacientes com doenças neurológicas. Diversos instrumentos foram desenvolvidos e recomendados para avaliação de sintomas urinários em pacientes com disfunção do trato urinário inferior, porém, por não captarem a especificidade da bexiga neurogênica, apresentam perguntas inaplicáveis ou insuficientes para avaliar os sintomas desta população. Em 2014 foi introduzido o Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score (NBSS) específico para pacientes com diagnóstico de bexiga neurogênica. Contém questões sobre incontinência urinária, sintomas e métodos de esvaziamento vesical, complicações associadas à disfunção miccional e qualidade de vida. OBJETIVO: este estudo se propôs a realizar a adaptação cultural e validação do questionário de sintomas NBSS para o português do Brasil. MÉTODOS: O questionário de sintomas foi adaptado culturalmente conforme diretrizes internacionais, seguindo os passos de: tradução, harmonização, retrotradução, revisão do comitê de especialistas, e teste da versão pré-final. A versão adaptada para o Brasil foi aplicada em pacientes com diagnóstico de bexiga neurogênica por lesão medular ou esclerose múltipla, que compareceram para consultas médicas com fisiatra ou urologista. Os mesmos pacientes responderam novamente o questionário num intervalo de 7 a 14 dias (reteste). A confiabilidade foi avaliada pela consistência interna, através do alfa de Cronbach, e pela estabilidade (teste-reteste), avaliada pelo Coeficiente de Correlação Intraclasse. Pacientes que não retornaram para a reaplicação do questionário, ou que relataram mudança nos sintomas do trato urinário inferior durante este período, foram excluídos da análise de estabilidade. A validade de critério foi avaliada pela aplicação da versão brasileira do questionário de qualidade de vida Qualiveen-SF e o resultado foi mensurado através do Coeficiente de Correlação Intraclasse. A validade de conteúdo foi determinada pela avaliação e julgamento do comitê de especialistas. A validade de construto foi obtida pela comparação entre o NBSS e a avaliação da função global da bexiga, através da análise de variância. RESULTADOS: Um total de 68 pacientes (57 homens - 83,8%) com idade média de 38,9 (± 14,7) anos participaram do estudo. Observou-se boa consistência interna da versão em português, com alfa de Cronbach de 0,813. A estabilidade (teste/reteste) também foi alta, com um Coeficiente de Correlação Intraclasse de 0,8596 [0,7586-0,9202] (p < 0,0001). Na validade de critério, o Coeficiente de Correlação Intraclasse revelou moderada correlação entre a versão em português do NBSS e o questionário Qualiveen-SF (r=0,6552 [0,423-0.8151]; p < 0,0001). CONCLUSÕES: Os resultados do estudo demonstraram que a versão brasileira do NBSS - Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score, apresenta boa consistência interna, estabilidade e capacidade de medir o construto correto. O processo de adaptação cultural e validação do questionário NBSS para língua portuguesa, em pacientes com disfunção neurogênica do trato urinário inferior, foi concluído. O instrumento encontra-se apto para uso clínico e em pesquisa / INTRODUCTION: Until recent times, there was no specific tool to evaluate the symptoms of the lower urinary tract of patients with neurological diseases. Several instruments have been developed and recommended for evaluation of urinary symptoms in patients with lower urinary tract dysfunction, but because they do not capture the specificity of the neurogenic bladder, they present questions that are inapplicable or insufficient to evaluate the symptoms of this population. In 2014 it was introduced the Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score (NBSS), specific for patients with a neurogenic bladder diagnosis. It contains questions about urinary incontinence, symptoms and methods of bladder emptying, complications associated with voiding dysfunction and quality of life. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to perform the cultural adaptation and validation of the NBSS questionnaire for the Brazilian Portuguese. METHODS: The symptom questionnaire was culturally adapted according to international guidelines, following the steps of: translation, synthesis, back-translation, expert committee review, and pre-final version test. The version adapted for Brazil was applied in patients with neurogenic bladder diagnosis due to spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis, who attended for medical appointments with physiatrist or urologist. The same patients answered the questionnaire again within 7 to 14 days (retest). Reliability was assessed by internal consistency, using Cronbach\'s alpha, and stability (test-retest), as assessed by Intraclass Correlation Coefficient. Patients who did not return for questionnaire reapplication or who reported changes in lower urinary tract symptoms during this period were excluded from the stability analysis. The criterion validity was evaluated by applying the Brazilian version of the Qualiveen-SF quality of life questionnaire and the result was measured using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient. The validity of content was determined by the evaluation and judgment of the committee of experts. The construct validity was obtained by the comparison between the NBSS and the evaluation of the global function of the bladder, through analysis of variance. RESULTS: A total of 68 patients (57 men - 83.8%) with an average age of 38.9 (± 14.7) years participated in the study. There was good internal consistency of the Portuguese version, with Cronbach\'s alpha of 0.813. Stability (test / retest) was also high, with a Intraclass Correlation Coefficient of 0.8596 [0.7586-0.9202] (p < 0.0001). For criterion validity, the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient revealed a moderate correlation between the Portuguese version of the NBSS and the Qualiveen-SF questionnaire (r = 0.6552 [0.423-0.8151]; p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: The results of the study demonstrated that the Brazilian version of the NBSS - Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score shows good internal consistency, stability and ability to measure the correct construct. The process of cultural adaptation and validation of the NBSS questionnaire for Portuguese language in patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction was concluded. The instrument is suitable for clinical and research use

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:27:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Giovanna Corte Honda.pdf: 1706545 bytes, checksum: bb4e935051d2438d5d0f5f2a19b03c2f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-12-07 / The aim of this study was to investigate whether treatments in a clinical Psychology school produce changes in patients, and to try to understand and systematize the factors that influence good or poor outcomes. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with nine participants after they had completed treatment, to evaluate the adaptive efficacy, patient stage of change at the end of psychotherapy and the presence of psychopathological symptoms. These were measured using the Escala Diagn?stica Adaptativa Operacionalizada Redefinida EDAO-R Stage of Change Scales EEM and Symptom Assessment Scale 40- EAS-40. All interviews were recorded and transcribed. The participants were divided into sub groups, according to the stage of change classification. Data suggest symptom improvement and progression to a higher stage of change in adult patients who were treated with psychotherapies conducted at clinical school. The adaptive efficacy is more difficult to change. The more damage to adaptive efficacy, the more psychotherapeutic time will probably be necessary. Analysis of the interviews allowed us to know the patients? stage of change at the moment of intervention, as well as their motivation to change; adaptive efficacy?s quality and psychopathological symptoms can be associated with the factors and mechanisms of change in psychotherapies. The quality of the relationship between the student of Psychology and the patient; and the patient?s disposition as the agent of his own change, can be relevant in psychotherapy outcomes. Generalization of results demands caution. There are few studies that analyze psychotherapeutic outcomes in patients treated by clinical school students. New research is suggested, and the importance of working with other measures is emphasized. As this is a retrospective study, longitudinal studies are necessary to follow the psychotherapeutic process since the beginning. / Esta pesquisa objetivou investigar se os atendimentos prestados em uma Cl?nica-escola ensejaram mudan?as em pacientes e buscou compreender e sistematizar os fatores que influenciaram a chance de progresso ou retrocesso nas psicoterapias. Para tanto, foi realizada entrevista individual semi-estruturada, com nove participantes em fase de t?rmino de atendimento psicoter?pico, para a avalia??o da efic?cia adaptativa, est?gio de mudan?a em que se encontrava o participante ao final da psicoterapia e avalia??o de sintomas psicopatol?gicos. Foram utilizados os seguintes instrumentos: Escala Diagn?stica Adaptativa Operacionalizada Redefinida EDAO-R, Escala de Est?gios de Mudan?a EEM e Escala de Avalia??o de Sintomas EAS-40. As entrevistas foram gravadas e transcritas. Para an?lise dos resultados, os participantes foram divididos em subgrupos, de acordo com a classifica??o que apresentaram no est?gio de mudan?a. Os dados sugerem que pode-se esperar mudan?as tanto sintomatol?gicas quanto nos est?gios de mudan?a de pacientes adultos atendidos em psicoterapias em cl?nicas-escola. No que respeita ? configura??o adaptativa, ? mais resistente a mudan?as. Quanto mais prejudicada a efic?cia adaptativa, provavelmente mais tempo de psicoterapia ser? demandado. As an?lises das entrevistas tamb?m permitiram saber que o est?gio de mudan?a em que o paciente se encontra no momento da interven??o, bem como sua motiva??o para mudan?a, qualidade da efic?cia adaptativa e ?ndice de sintomas psicopatol?gicos s?o fatores que podem influenciar no processo de mudan?a. Sugere-se ainda que a qualidade do relacionamento entre estagi?rio de psicologia e paciente, al?m disposi??o do paciente como agente da pr?pria mudan?a, podem ter sido relevantes nos resultados das psicoterapias. O n?mero reduzido de participantes n?o permite a generaliza??o dos resultados. Poucos s?o os estudos que focalizam os resultados das psicoterapias de pacientes atendidos por alunos de Cl?nica-escola. Portanto, sugere-se a realiza??o de novas pesquisas e enfatiza-se a import?ncia de se trabalhar com v?rias medidas. Ademais, por este ser um estudo de car?ter retrospectivo, s?o necess?rias pesquisas longitudinais para o acompanhamento dos processos desde o in?cio.