• Edson Luiz de Lima, Maria José Azevedo de Brito, Diba Maria Sebba Tosta de Souza, Geraldo Magela Salomé, and Lydia Masako Ferreira.
• Professional Master's Degree Program in Sciences Applied to Health, Sapucaí Valley University (UNIVÁS), Pouso Alegre, MG, Brazil.
• J Tissue Viability. 2016 Feb 1; 25 (1): 57-65.

AimTo translate into Brazilian Portuguese and cross-culturally adapt the Neonatal/Infant Braden Q Risk Assessment Scale (Neonatal/Infant Braden Q Scale), and test the psychometric properties, reproducibility and validity of the instrument. There is a lack of studies on the development of pressure ulcers in children, especially in neonates.MethodsThirty professionals participated in the cross-cultural adaptation of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the scale. Fifty neonates of both sexes were assessed between July 2013 and June 2014. Reliability and reproducibility were tested in 20 neonates and construct validity was measured by correlating the Neonatal/Infant Braden Q Scale with the Braden Q Risk Assessment Scale (Braden Q Scale). Discriminant validity was assessed by comparing the scores of neonates with and without ulcers.ResultsThe scale showed inter-rater reliability (ICC = 0.98; P < 0.001) and intra-rater reliability (ICC = 0.79; P < 0.001). A strong correlation was found between the Neonatal/Infant Braden Q Scale and Braden Q Scale (r = 0.96; P < 0.001).ConclusionThe cross-culturally adapted Brazilian version of the Neonatal/Infant Braden Q Scale is a reliable instrument, showing face, content and construct validity.Copyright © 2015 Tissue Viability Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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