Thesis (M. Communication Pathology)--University of Pretoria, 2005. / Summary in English and Afrikaans. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MA (Industrial Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / The impact of employee theft in organisations is far reaching and includes financial as well as non-financial costs. Nowhere is the reduction of theft more important than in financial institutions. Research has shown that the second best predictor of counterproductive behaviour such as employee theft was integrity. Integrity is a concept that has a long and contentious history. Being a difficult construct to define, it has been subject to much debate. From a business standpoint, there is now considerable interest in linking integrity to organisations as well as individual persons. Research has further shown that various personality dimensions are predictive of counterproductive behaviours such as theft. As such personality measures have been used increasingly as integrity tests to detect such behaviour. The purpose of this study is to examine the ability of the Occupational Personality Questionnaire 32 version i (OPQ 32i) to predict employee theft in a financial institution. Research has shown that individuals with lower levels of integrity are more likely to indulge in counterproductive behaviour which may be manifested in employee theft. Specific dimensions of the OPQ under study are conscientiousness, emotional control, achievement orientation, rule following and conventionality. In line with current research it was expected that these five personality dimensions would differentiate those individuals who commit theft in a financial institution from those who do not. A review of current literature is undertaken, focusing on the concept of integrity, the history and background of integrity testing, the classification of integrity tests, as well as the use of personality dimensions in assessing integrity. The review further includes a discussion of criticisms and controversies that surround the application of Integrity tests, recommendations for the application of integrity testing, employee theft as a criterion, and the impact of employee theft on organisations. This is followed by a discussion of theft as being a result of individual personality traits versus being a result of situational factors. Recommendations are also made to organisations on how to limit employee theft. Finally, the OPQ32i (Occupational Personality Questionnaire 32 Version i), as the choice of measurement tool is discussed, as are the psychometric properties and previous research conducted on the tool. The current study was an empirical one with a quantitative, concurrent validity approach. A sample of 116 individuals from a financial institution was divided into two mutually exclusive groups based on detected theft. 22 Employees had been dismissed due to theft (Group 2) and 94 were still employed (Group 1). General statistics were completed followed by a two-tailed independent-samples t-test and a measurement of effect sizes with a view to conduct a Canonical Discriminant Analysis. The results of the study suggest that the conscientiousness, emotional control, achievement orientation, rule following and conventionality dimensions of the OPQ32i were not able to differentiate those individuals who committed theft in the financial institution under study from those who did not commit theft. Thus, in the financial institution under study, the research conducted does not provide conclusive evidence for the OPQ32i as a good predictor of employee theft. This conclusion needs to be interpreted with care given the limitations of the research. The results are discussed with specific reference to response style of applicants, integrity as a construct, the impact of situational factors on employee theft and difficulty of theft as a criterion. Finally limitations and recommendations for future study are discussed.

Submitted by Aelson Maciera (aelsoncm@terra.com.br) on 2017-09-06T19:23:18Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseMESS.pdf: 1159890 bytes, checksum: 1a180b268700b943ebc21f74138eab05 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ronildo Prado (ronisp@ufscar.br) on 2017-09-25T12:41:04Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseMESS.pdf: 1159890 bytes, checksum: 1a180b268700b943ebc21f74138eab05 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ronildo Prado (ronisp@ufscar.br) on 2017-09-25T12:41:32Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseMESS.pdf: 1159890 bytes, checksum: 1a180b268700b943ebc21f74138eab05 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-25T12:46:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseMESS.pdf: 1159890 bytes, checksum: 1a180b268700b943ebc21f74138eab05 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-23 / Não recebi financiamento / Background and Aims: Currently, sexuality is considered an aspect that affects to quality of humans life, thus it is necessary to evaluate and intervene in those related to sexual function. In this context, two studies were developed. In the first, the aim was to verify the methodological quality of validation of the instruments of sexual function evaluation available in Portuguese/ Brazil literature. The second study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, comfort and attitudes of physiotherapy students in situations involving questions related to human sexual function. Methods: The first study sought after instruments in scientific bases for the evaluation of sexual function. The 11 instruments, described in 12 studies, were analyzed using Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN). The second study evaluated the response of 510 physiotherapy students based on scale of knowledge, comfort and attitudes of physiotherapy academics regarding human sexuality (ECCAFS). Results: The results of the first study demonstrate failures in the process of testing properties of validated questionnaires in Portuguese / Brazil. The second study verified that the period of university formation, age, gender and social class were relevant in the knowledge, comfort or attitude of Physical Therapy academics on issues related to Human sexuality. Conclusion: It is noted that questionnaires evaluated in the first study had failures in measurement properties tests. The physiotherapist's knowledge, comfort, discomfort and attitude may vary concerning the stage of training, gender, social class and age. / Contextualização e Objetivos: A sexualidade é atualmente considerada um aspecto que contribui com a qualidade de vida do ser humano, fazendo-se necessário a avaliação e intervenção nos aspectos relacionados à função sexual. Nesse contexto foram desenvolvidos dois estudos. No primeiro estudo o objetivo foi verificar a qualidade metodológica da validação dos instrumentos de avaliação da função sexual disponível na literatura em português/Brasil. O segundo estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o conhecimento, conforto e atitudes de acadêmicos de fisioterapia em situações que envolvam questões relativas à função sexual humana. Métodos: o primeiro estudo realizou uma busca nas bases científicas de instrumentos de avaliação da função sexual. Os 11 instrumentos, descritos em 12 estudos, foram analisados utilizando-se o Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN). O segundo estudo avaliou a resposta de 510 estudantes de fisioterapia após aplicação da Escala de Conhecimento, Conforto e Atitudes de acadêmicos de Fisioterapia frente à Sexualidade humana (ECCAFS). Resultados: os resultados do primeiro estudo demonstram falhas no processo de testes de propriedades de medidas dos questionários validados para o português/Brasil. O segundo estudo verificou que o período de formação universitária, idade, gênero e classe social foram relevantes na avaliação do conhecimento, conforto ou atitude dos acadêmicos de Fisioterapia em questões relativas à sexualidade Humana. Conclusão: Nota-se que questionários avaliados no primeiro estudo tiveram falhas em testes de propriedades de medidas. O conhecimento, conforto, desconforto e atitude do estudante de fisioterapia podem variar em relação à etapa de sua formação, gênero, classe social e idade.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The beef sector today forms an important supply chain, with strong interaction mainly to sectors related to agribusiness, genetic, commerce and culture. The objectives of this thesis were to characterize the consumption of beef in the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and to use molecular methods for detecting the level of expression of genes of tenderness (calpain and calpastatin) in different muscles bovine and search SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphism) aimed at defining quality meat product and markets consumers demanding. It was observed that the profile of consumers of beef population is directly related to the cultural aspects and socioeconomic conditions, which influence the commercialization process. Still, as preliminary results did not show statistically significant differences in gene expression of calpain and calpastatin of different muscles analyzed. Found a SNP that modifies a site of a possible union of microRNA, may alter the stability of the RNA, and then have an effect on the character of the tenderness of beef. Considering the need of the consumer market in assessing meat produced, it is necessary to know the economic characteristics of the product to be consumed, as well as standardize and implement more sophisticated techniques for evaluating the texture and tenderness of the meat. / O setor bovino forma hoje uma importante cadeia produtiva, com forte interação principalmente aos setores ligados ao agronegócio, genética, comércio e cultura. Os objetivos desta tese foram caracterizar o consumo de carne bovina na cidade de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, e utilizar métodos moleculares para a detecção do nível de expressão de genes de maciez (calpaína e calpastatina) em diferentes músculos bovinos e pesquisar SNPs (polimorfismo de um único nucleotídeo) com vistas à definição de qualidade do produto cárneo e de mercados consumidores mais exigentes. Foi observado que o perfil dos consumidores de carne bovina da população estudada está diretamente relacionado com os aspectos culturais e as condições socioeconômicas, o que influencia o processo de comercialização. Ainda, como resultados preliminares, não foram evidenciadas diferenças estatísticas significativas na expressão dos genes da calpaína e calpastatina dos diferentes músculos analisados. Foi encontrado um SNP que modifica um sítio de união de um possível microRNA, podendo alterar a estabilidade do RNA, e logo ter efeito sobre o caráter da maciez da carne bovina. Tendo em vista a necessidade do mercado consumidor em avaliar a carne produzida, faz-se necessário conhecer as características econômicas do produto a ser consumido, assim como padronizar e implementar técnicas mais sofisticadas para a avaliação da textura e maciez da carne.

Submitted by Socorro Pontes (socorrop@ufersa.edu.br) on 2017-05-22T13:12:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 UlyssesMM_DISSERT.pdf: 5882127 bytes, checksum: ea3db3b7eeb2179165f861e1df8717d6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-22T13:12:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 UlyssesMM_DISSERT.pdf: 5882127 bytes, checksum: ea3db3b7eeb2179165f861e1df8717d6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-05-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Although stingless bee beekeeping (meliponiculture) is considered an established activity, widespread throughout Brazil, the practice is fundamentally traditional and technical knowledge is still scarce. In order to diagnose the current state of meliponiculture in Rio Grande do Norte, a region where the activity is very common, we interviewed 57 beekeepers scattered throughout the state. Structured questionnaires were used along with photographic records. The collected data allowed us to relate different management practices with production (honey and colonies) and income (generated from selling honey and colonies). Our results reveal that specific management practices can lead to higher productivity and generate a higher income, thus suggesting that an increased technification of meliponiculture could boost production and make the activity more profitable. Likewise, the presence of flowering plants around the sites where beekeepers keep the bees, and the ease of access to water, proved closely related to production and income. The data obtained here were compared with a previous census carried out in 2004, and with other similar studies from Brazil and other countries. This work pioneers a new kind of beekeeping diagnosis, highlights the need for technical improvement, and suggests measures to improve public policies / Embora a meliponicultura seja considerada uma atividade tradicional e amplamente difundida no Brasil, ainda é bastante artesanal, com práticas rudimentares e nível técnico dos meliponicultores muito variável. A fim de diagnosticar o estágio atual da criação de abelhas sem ferrão no Rio Grande do Norte, um Estado com uma alta concentração de meliponicultores, foram entrevistados 57 meliponicultores de diferentes cidades e mesorregiões, mediante o uso de questionários estruturados e com registro fotográfico. Os dados coletados permitiram fazer diversas análises estatísticas com o intuito de relacionar as práticas de manejo com a produção de mel, de novas colônias e as rendas geradas na venda destes produtos. Foi observado que alguns tipos de manejo acarretam numa maior produtividade da colônia e geram uma renda maior. Ficou evidenciado que com uma melhor capacitação técnica do meliponicultor, a produtividade da meliponicultura é aumentada. O replantio da área do meliponário e o acesso à agua mostraram-se de grande importância para a geração de renda e a melhoria da qualidade dos ninhos. Os dados aqui obtidos foram comparados com censo anterior efetuado em 2004, e com outros estudos semelhantes realizados no Brasil e no exterior. Este trabalho permitirá um avanço no diagnóstico da meliponicultura atual, evidencia as necessidades de aprimoramento técnico e sugere medidas de aperfeiçoamento de políticas públicas para o setor / 2017-05-22

Não existem instrumentos validados para o português do Brasil que avaliem a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde (QVRS) em dispepsia funcional (DF). Esse tipo de avaliação tem se tornado cada vez mais importante para análise do desfecho de ensaios clínicos e para o desenvolvimento de pesquisas transculturais em pacientes dispépticos funcionais. Objetivo: traduzir e validar o questionário doença-específico de QVRS “Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders – Quality of Life (PAGI-QOL)” em DF. Metodologia: estudo transversal para validação. Após adequado processo de tradução, 5 testes psicométricos foram realizados. Para cada teste um número variável de pessoas foi avaliado, considerando cálculo amostral: consistência interna (n=150 casos e 150 controles), reprodutibilidade (n=44 casos), a validade de conteúdo contou com a participação de 3 gastroenterologistas experientes em distúrbios funcionais “cegos” para o estudo; validade de critério (n=113 casos) e validade discriminante (n=86 casos e 86 controles). Grupo de casos: pacientes dispépticos funcionais diagnosticados segundo Critério de Roma III. Grupo controle: doadores de sangue que não apresentavam sintomas gastrointestinais e outras co-morbidades clinicamente relevantes. Amostras foram coletadas por conveniência e consecutivamente e completaram os questionários PAGI-QOL e SF-36 versão 2. O estudo foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa. Consentimento informado foi assinado por todos os indivíduos. Resultados: consistência interna: 0,976 (α de Cronbach); reprodutibilidade dos escores totais: 0,841 (coeficiente de correlação intra-classe); e valor p = 0,331 para diferença entre as duas observações; validade de critério entre o escore total do PAGI-QOL e os escores dos componentes físicos e mentais do SF-36 versão 2: rs = -0,289 (p = 0,002) e rs = -0,437 (p <0,001), respectivamente; validade discriminante para todos os domínios: p<0,0001 (Mann-Whitney). Validade de conteúdo foi adequada. Conclusão: O PAGI-QOL em português do Brasil é um questionário válido e confiável para avaliar a QVRS em DF. / There are no validated instruments to Brazilian Portuguese to assess health related quality of life (HRQoL) in functional dyspepsia (FD). This type of assessment has become increasingly important with the objective of evaluating outcomes in clinical trials and development of cross-cultural research in FD patients. Objective: To translate and validate the HRQOL disease-specific questionnaire "Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders - Quality of Life (PAGI-QoL)" in FD. Methodology: cross sectional study for validation. After an adequate the translation process, 5 psychometric tests were performed. For each of them a variable number of individuals were assessed, considering sample size calculation: internal consistency (n = 150 patients and 150 controls), reproducibility (n = 44 patients), content validity with the participation of 3 gastroenterologists experienced in functional gastrointestinal disorders, blinded to the study; concurrent validity = n = 113 patients and discriminant validity = 86 patients and 86 controls. FD patients: diagnosed according to Rome III criteria. Control group: blood donors who had no gastrointestinal symptoms and no other clinically relevant co-morbidities. Both samples were collected by convenience and consecutively, and completed questionnaires PAGI-QoL and SF-36 version 2. The study was approved by the Institutional Research Ethics Committee. Informed consent form was signed by all individuals. Results: Internal consistency: 0.976 (Cronbach's α), reproducibility of total scores: 0.841 (correlation coefficient of intra-class) and p value = 0.331 for differences between the two observations; concurrent validity between the total score of the PAGI-QOL and the scores of physical and mental components of SF-36 version 2: rs = -0,289 (p = 0.002) and rs = -0,437 (p <0.001), respectively; discriminant validity for all domains: p <0.0001 (Mann-Whitney). Content validity was adequate. Conclusion: The PAGI-QoL in Brazilian Portuguese language is a valid and reliable questionnaire to assess HRQoL in FD.

El texto completo de este trabajo no está disponible en el Repositorio Académico UPC por restricciones de la casa editorial donde ha sido publicado. / Abstract INTRODUCTION: In order to reduce salt consumption in Spanish speaking countries it is necessary to know the level of salt knowledge in the population. However, there are no tools in Spanish to measure salt knowledge, but the only valid tool of measurement is the 'Salt Knowledge Questionnaire' (SKQ) developed in Australia, in English. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A validation study was conducted in three phases: (Phase1) Translation of the original Australian version into Spanish; (Phase2) Cultural adaptation based on a Spanish-speaking population such as Peru and following criteria used in the development of the original questionnaire which was evaluated by a panel of experts; (Phase3) Construct validity by comparing the scores of three groups (experts, medical students and non-experts) and reliability by performing a test retest. RESULTS: The translation of the SKQ into Spanish maintained a semantic equivalence with the original questionnaire and a panel of experts accepted the cultural adaptation. The SKQ enables discrimination between those who know and those who do not because differences of scores were found between the group of experts, students and non-experts (P<.001). A good overall internal consistency of the instrument was found (KR20=0.69) and a good overall intraclass correlation (0.79) and no test variations in test-retest (P>.05). CONCLUSIONS: The SKQ questionnaire in Spanish is valid, reliable and is a suitable first tool to measure knowledge about salt in the Spanish language. It is considered possible to adapt it culturally to the Spanish-speaking country that wishes to use it. / Revisión por pares

Introdução: O Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI) é um instrumento originalmente desenvolvido na língua inglesa para mensurar a qualidade de vida de pacientes com acne. Considerando o impacto psicossocial desta doença, é importante dispormos de instrumentos culturalmente e linguisticamente validados para o uso em adolescentes brasileiros. Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo é traduzir o CADI para o Português falado no Brasil (CADI-PB), adaptá-lo culturalmente e determinar sua confiabilidade e validade em pacientes adolescentes com acne. Métodos: 1) Etapa 1 – Tradução e validação cultural: O CADI foi traduzido e validado linguisticamente para o Português brasileiro (CADI-PB) de acordo com as diretrizes internacionais publicadas. 2) Etapa 2 – Validação: O CADI-PB, juntamente com os escores CDLQI (Índice de Qualidade de Vida em Dermatologia Infantil) e DLQI (Índice de Qualidade de Vida em Dermatologia) foram aplicados em paciente adolescentes (12-20 anos) portadores de acne. O Índice Global de Classificação da Acne (GAGS) foi utilizado para medir a gravidade clínica da doença. A consistência interna do CADI-PB foi avaliada pelo coeficiente alfa de Cronbach e a validade concorrente foi medida pelo coeficiente de correlação de Spearman e Teste T de Student para amostras pareadas. A validade de construto foi examinada por análise fatorial. Resultados: Um total de 100 adolescentes respondeu ao questionário. A versão CADI-PB apresentou boa confiabilidade e consistência interna (coeficiente alfa de Cronbach = 0,73). A validade concorrente da escala foi sustentada por uma correlação forte e significativa com os instrumentos CDLQI/DLQI (rs=0,802;p<0,001). A análise fatorial explanatória revelou a presença de duas dimensões subjacentes que explicam a escala. Conclusões: A versão CADI-PB é uma ferramenta confiável, válida e valiosa para mensurar o impacto da acne na qualidade de vida de pacientes adolescentes. / Background: The Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI) is an instrument originally developed in English language for measuring quality of life of acne patients. Considering the psychosocial impact of this disease, it is important to have instruments culturally and linguistically validated for use in Brazilian adolescents. Objective: The aim of this study was to translate the CADI into Brazilian Portuguese (CADI - PB), culturally adapt it, and verify its reliability and validity in adolescent patients with acne. Methods: 1) Step 1 - Translation and cultural validation: The CADI was translated and linguistically validated for Brazilian Portuguese (CADI - PB) in accordance with international guidelines published. 2) Step 2 - Validation: The CADI-PB, along with the CDLQI (Index of Quality of Life in Children's Dermatology) and DLQI (Index of Quality of Life in Dermatology) scores were applied to adolescents (12-20 years) patients with acne. The Global Acne Grading System (GAGS) was used to measure the clinical severity of the illness. The internal consistency of the CADI-PB was assessed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient and the concurrent validity was measure by the Spearman correlation coefficient and Student's t test for paired samples. Construct validity was assessed by factor analysis. Results: A total of 100 adolescents completed the questionnaire. The CADI-PB version showed good reliability and internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0,73). The concurrent validity of the scale was supported by a strong and significant correlation with CDLQI / DLQI instruments (rs=0.802;p<0.001). Factor analysis revealed the presence of two underlying factor structure of the scale dimensions. Conclusions: CADI-PB version is a reliable, valid and valuable tool to measure the impact of acne on quality of life in adolescent patients.

The Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) (Squires & Bricker, 2009) is used by pediatricians, educators, and parents to screen for developmental delays and identify children at risk for delay. The purpose of the ASQ: Social Emotional- Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2) is to screen for a child’s self-regulation, compliance, communication, adaptive behaviors, autonomy, affect, and interaction with people. A recent revision of the ASQ:SE-2 included items that were intended to identify children at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present study provides an examination of the validity of the ASQ:SE-2 in identifying children at risk for ASD. In the present study, total scores on a subset of items from the ASQ:SE-2 that specifically addressed ASD were compared with results from a team clinical diagnosis of ASD for 60 children, between 18-48 months of age. When the ASD-related items were considered alone, the scores of children with ASD and those without ASD were significantly different, and there were no differences in ASQ:SE-2 total scores for children with and without ASD. These findings indicate that parents of children with ASD reported significantly more concerns on ASD-related items on the ASQ:SE-2 than parents of children without ASD. Moreover, the results suggest that an increasing ASD total item score on the broadband instrument resulted in an increased likelihood of a child receiving an ASD diagnosis.

Submitted by Diogo Misoguti (diogo.misoguti@gmail.com) on 2016-06-24T12:07:53Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2015-05-doutorado-monica-sarto-piccolo.pdf: 14505712 bytes, checksum: 800df59e1ec7b1a2c46cc224d6b64497 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Diogo Misoguti (diogo.misoguti@gmail.com) on 2016-06-24T12:08:35Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2015-05-doutorado-monica-sarto-piccolo.pdf: 14505712 bytes, checksum: 800df59e1ec7b1a2c46cc224d6b64497 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-24T12:08:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2015-05-doutorado-monica-sarto-piccolo.pdf: 14505712 bytes, checksum: 800df59e1ec7b1a2c46cc224d6b64497 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / INTRODUÇÃO: O aumento da taxa de sobrevida dos pacientes com queimaduras, nas últimas décadas, promoveu o aumento da atenção em sua fase de reabilitação e na avaliação da qualidade de vida. Verificou-se que o Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B) é o instrumento específico mais utilizado mundialmente para esse fim. OBJETIVOS: Traduzir o BSHSB para a língua portuguesa adaptá-lo culturalmente no Brasil e testar suas propriedades psicométricas. . MÉTODOS: O questionário foi traduzido para a língua portuguesa do Brasil, adaptado culturalmente pela metodologia de GUILLEMIN, BOMBARDIER, BEATON (1993) e testado em relação à reprodutibilidade, validade de face, de conteúdo e de construto. A versão traduzida foi aplicada em 92 pacientes com sequela de queimaduras. A consistência interna foi testada pelo alfa de Cronbach. A validação de construto foi realizada correlacionando o instrumento traduzido com os questionários BSHS-R, BurnSexQ-EPM/UNIFESP, Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg (EAR) e Inventário de Depressão de Beck (IDB), todos já traduzidos para a língua portuguesa do Brasil. RESULTADOS: Na fase de reprodutibilidade o valor geral do alfa de Cronbach foi de 0,85. A correlação linear de Person foi significativa nos três momentos das entrevistas. Na validação de construto observou-se correlação significativa entre os domínios do BSHS-B com os domínios do BSHS-R, com a EAR e com o IDB. Em relação ao BurnSexQ-EPM/UNIFESP a correlação foi significativa entre o domínio conforto social e imagem corporal do BSHSB. CONCLUSÃO: O Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B) foi traduzido para a língua portuguesa, do Brasil, foi adaptado culturalmente e validado. E passou a ser chamado BSHS-B-Br. / Introduction: Progressive increases in burn trauma survival rates have shifted attention to patient rehabilitation and post trauma quality of life. The assessment of quality of life is strongly dependent on reliable instruments for its measurement. A literature review has revealed that the Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B) is the instrument most commonly used worldwide. Objectives: We set out to translate the BSHS-B into the Portuguese language, adapting it culturally to the Brazilian population, and testing its psychometric properties. Methods: The questionnaire was translated into Portuguese, culturally adapted and tested for reproducibility, face, content and construct validity. The translated version was tested on 92 burn injury patients. Results: Internal consistency was tested by means of Cronbach´s alpha (0,85). Pearson correlation coefficients were significant at three time points of the reliability analysis. Construct validity was performed correlating the BSHS-B questionnaire with the Burn Specific Health Scale-Revised (BSHS-R), BurnSexQEPM/UNIFESP, and with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Beck´s Depression Inventory. A significant correlation was observed between BSHS-B domains and BSHS-R, Rosenberg and Beck domains. A significant correlation was also observed between BSHS-B and the BurnSexQ-EPM/UNIFESP social comfort and body image domains. Conclusion: BSHS-B questionnaire was translated into Portuguese; it is a reliable tool, also in this language, showing face, content and construct validity. The instrument has been named BSHS-B-Br.