Validation of the German version of the Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B)

Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
Astrid MüllerMartina de Zwaan

Abstract

The Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B) is recognized as a valid self-rating scale to evaluate quality of life after burn. To validate the translated German version of the BSHS-B. One hundred and forty one burn survivors (65.2% men) with a mean age of 49.62 years (SD=15.16) and a mean duration after burn of 45.01 months (SD=26.18) answered the BSHS-B. Factor structure was tested by using confirmatory factor analysis, reliability (internal consistency) of the scales was determined by means of Cronbach's α. Construct validity was explored through correlations between the BSHS-B and the Short-Form 8 Health Survey (SF-8). In addition, the know-groups technique was used to determine to which degree the BSHS-B discriminates between patients with low and high burn severity based on the abbreviated burn severity index (ABSI). The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to examine criterion validity. The nine BSHS-B subscales showed good internal consistency. A second-order confirmatory factor analysis revealed the following main components: (1) Affect and Relationship, (2) Function and (3) Skin Involvement. The second-order factors were positively correlated with the SF-8 and negatively correlated with symptoms of a...Continue Reading

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Jan 26, 2016·Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries·Astrid MüllerMartina de Zwaan
Jul 21, 2015·Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries·Monica Sarto PiccoloLydia Masako Ferreira
May 25, 2016·Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries·Catrin GriffithsDiana Harcourt
Jan 24, 2020·The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery·Catherine M LegemateCornelis H van der Vlies
Apr 24, 2020·Journal of Patient-reported Outcomes·Regan ShakyaArchana Shrestha
Apr 6, 2021·Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries·Noora-Ilona LahdenperäAndrew Lindford
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