title: Spanish version of the Burn-Specific Health Scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the viability, reliability, and validity of the Spanish version of the Burn-Specific Health Scale.
  
  
  METHODS
  The questionnaire was cross-culturally adapted and translated and its psychometric properties were tested regarding their viability, reliability, and validity. A total of 115 patients discharged from the Burn Care Unit of the Alicante General Hospital were included in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred fifteen patients were interviewed and completed a total of 156 questionnaires. Of these, 112 were self-administered (71.79%) by the patient, with an average completion time of 12 to 13 minutes (SD = 3.44 minutes). The test-retest reliability, internal consistency, criterion validity, and construct validity all proved satisfactory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Spanish version of the Burn-Specific Health Scale is a reliable and valid instrument for use in the Spanish population, and its results are perfectly comparable with those obtained in the original English version.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery and Burn Care Unit, University of Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Salvador Sanz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Payá
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodriguez Marín
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices