title: Validation of the Hebrew version of the Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief questionnaire.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Burns Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B) questionnaire is a suitable measurement tool for the assessment of general, physical, mental, and social health aspects of the burn survivor.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To translate, culturally adapt and validate the BSHS-B to Hebrew (BSHS-H), and to investigate its psychometric properties.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-six Hebrew speaking burn survivors filled out the BSHS-B and SF-36 questionnaires. Ten of them (11.63%) completed a retest. The psychometric properties of the scale were evaluated. Internal consistency, criterion validity, and construct validity were assessed using interclass correlation coefficient, Cronbach's alpha statistic, Spearman rank test, and Mann-Whitney U test respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  BSHS-H Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.97. Test-retest interclass coefficients were between 0.81 and 0.98. BSHS-H was able to discriminate between facial burns, hand burns and burns >10% body surface area (p<0.05). BSHS-H and SF-36 were positively correlated (r(2)=0.667, p<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  BSHS-H is a reliable and valid instrument for use in the Israeli burn survivor population. The translation and cross-cultural adaptation of this disease specific scale allows future comparative international studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel; St George's, University of London/Medical School at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. Electronic address: stavrou.d@unic.ac.cy.
authors.forename: Demetris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stavrou
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haik
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zrifin, Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Itay
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wiser
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Alon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liran
authors.affiliation: Wound Healing Research Unit, Institute for Translation, Innovation, Methodology and Engagement (TIME), Cardiff University, School of Medicine, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Holloway
authors.affiliation: Wound Healing Research Unit, Institute for Translation, Innovation, Methodology and Engagement (TIME), Cardiff University, School of Medicine, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zilinsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Oren
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Weissman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001830:Body Surface Area; D002056:Burns; D005151:Facial Injuries; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors; D014177:Translations; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Burn Specific Health Scale; Burns; Measurement tool; Plastic surgery; Quality of life; Validation