title: Reliability and validity of the body image quality of life inventory: version for Brazilian burn victims.
abstract: The aims of this study were to adapt the Body Image Quality of Life Inventory (BIQLI) into Brazilian Portuguese (BP) and to assess the psychometric properties of the adapted version. Construct validity was assessed by correlating the BIQLI-BP scores with the Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale, with Burns Specific Health Scale-Revised (BSHS-R), and with gender, total body surface area burned, and visibility of the scars. Participants were 77 adult burn patients. Cronbach's alpha for the adapted version was .90 and moderate linear correlations were found between body image and self-esteem and between BIQLI-BP scores and two domains of the BSHS-R: affect and body image and interpersonal relationships. The BIQLI-BP showed acceptable levels of reliability and validity for Brazilian burn patients.
authors.affiliation: University of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Flávia Fernanda Oliveira
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Assunção
authors.forename: Rosana Aparecida Spadoti
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dantas
authors.forename: Márcia Aparecida
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ciol
authors.forename: Natália
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Jayme Adriano
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: Lidia Aparecida
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D001938:Brazil; D002056:Burns / Q000523:psychology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards