[Preliminary study on the reliability and validity of Chinese version of the Abbreviated Burn Specific Health Scale].
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.
Chen
Bin
B
Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, Kunming 650101, China.
Zhu
Ya-bo
YB
Ge
Mao-xing
MX
Ma
Ke-xian
KX
Fu
Jin-feng
JF
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