• Burns · Aug 2014

    The Chinese language version of the abbreviated Burn Specific Health Scale: A validation study.

    • Dong-Wen Li, Wen-Qing Liu, Hong-Mei Wang, Ying-Sun Department of Nursing, Military General Hospital of Chengdou Region, 270# Rongdou Avenue, Chengdou 610083, Ch... more ina., Lin Cui, and Fang-Fang Zhao. less
    • Department of Nursing, Military General Hospital of Chengdou Region, 270# Rongdou Avenue, Chengdou 610083, China.
    • Burns. 2014 Aug 1;40(5):1001-6.

    BackgroundThe Burn Specific Health Scale (BSHS) is designed to measure burn-specific, health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the abbreviated BSHS (BSHS-A).MethodsThe English version of the BSHS-A was translated into Chinese using a standardised procedure. The participants were 457 patients classified into three severity groups (mild, moderate and severe). All patients completed the Chinese BSHS-A questionnaire, the Short Form-36 (SF-36) and the EuroQol 5-Dimensions (EQ-5D). To evaluate clinical utility of the BSHS-A, we used Cronbach's alpha (internal consistency), intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs; test-retest reliability) and construct validity (using the SF-36 and EQ-5D).ResultsCronbach's alpha for all subscales was >0.80, demonstrating high internal consistency of the BSHS-A (Chinese version). The ICC was >0.70 for each patient group. Strong correlations were observed between the BSHS-A and SF-36 and EQ-5D scales. Neither floor nor ceiling effects were found.ConclusionThe present study demonstrated that the BSHS-A (Chinese version) has good psychometric properties, showing suitable internal consistency and test-retest reliability. The BSHS-A may, thus, be useful for assessing HRQoL in Chinese burn victims. However, adaptations may be required to reduce its length.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.

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