title: [Preliminary study on the reliability and validity of Chinese version of the Abbreviated Burn Specific Health Scale].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the reliability and validity of Chinese version of the Abbreviated Burn Specific Health Scale (BSHS-A).
  
  
  METHODS
  BSHS-A was translated into Chinese and revised. Eighty-two former burn patients discharged from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, and now in rehabilitation stage, were surveyed with the Chinese version of BSHS-A according to the simple random sampling. The psychometric properties of the scale, including internal consistency, test-retest reliability, content validity and discriminant validity, were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and sixty-seven scales were sent to 82 participants and all of them were completed and returned. The rate of eligible questionnaire was 98.2% after eliminating 3 ineligible questionnaires. The Crobach's alpha coefficient of total score of questionnaire was 0.97, and in all domains and sub-domains ranged from 0.83 to 0.96. The test-retest coefficients from 20 participants retested within one week were between 0.74 and 0.98 (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). Forty-eight participants surveyed within 6 months after burn were divided into mild/moderate burn group and severe burn group. The total scores of questionnaire, scores in all domains and sub-domains of patients in the latter group were lower than those in the former group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Chinese version of BSHS-A shows satisfactory reliability and validity, and it can be used to investigate quality of life of Chinese burn patients in rehabilitation stage.
authors.affiliation: Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, Kunming 650101, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ya-bo
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Mao-xing
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Ke-xian
authors.initials: KX
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jin-feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult