Stavrou, Demetris, Haik, Josef, Wiser, Itay, Winkler, Eyal, Liran, Alon, Holloway, Samantha  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3307-8248, Boyd, Julie, Zilinsky, Isaac and Weissman, Oren
2015.
Validation of the Hebrew version of the Burn Specific Health scale-brief questionnaire.
Burns
41
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, pp. 188-195.
10.1016/j.burns.2014.05.006
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Abstract
Background The Burns Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B) questionnaire is a suitable measurement tool for the assessment of general, physical, mental, and social health aspects of the burn survivor. Aim To translate, culturally adapt and validate the BSHS-B to Hebrew (BSHS-H), and to investigate its psychometric properties. Methods Eighty-six Hebrew speaking burn survivors filled out the BSHS-B and SF-36 questionnaires. Ten of them (11.63%) completed a retest. The psychometric properties of the scale were evaluated. Internal consistency, criterion validity, and construct validity were assessed using interclass correlation coefficient, Cronbach's alpha statistic, Spearman rank test, and Mann–Whitney U test respectively. Results BSHS-H Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.97. Test–retest interclass coefficients were between 0.81 and 0.98. BSHS-H was able to discriminate between facial burns, hand burns and burns >10% body surface area (p < 0.05). BSHS-H and SF-36 were positively correlated (r2 = 0.667, p < 0.01). Conclusions BSHS-H is a reliable and valid instrument for use in the Israeli burn survivor population. The translation and cross-cultural adaptation of this disease specific scale allows future comparative international studies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Medicine |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Plastic surgery; Burns; Quality of life; Measurement tool; Burn Specific Health Scale; Validation |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0305-4179 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 9 May 2014 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Apr 2026 21:40 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/85680 |
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