title: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the neonatal/infant Braden Q risk assessment scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To translate into Brazilian Portuguese and cross-culturally adapt the Neonatal/Infant Braden Q Risk Assessment Scale (Neonatal/Infant Braden Q Scale), and test the psychometric properties, reproducibility and validity of the instrument. There is a lack of studies on the development of pressure ulcers in children, especially in neonates.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty professionals participated in the cross-cultural adaptation of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the scale. Fifty neonates of both sexes were assessed between July 2013 and June 2014. Reliability and reproducibility were tested in 20 neonates and construct validity was measured by correlating the Neonatal/Infant Braden Q Scale with the Braden Q Risk Assessment Scale (Braden Q Scale). Discriminant validity was assessed by comparing the scores of neonates with and without ulcers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The scale showed inter-rater reliability (ICC = 0.98; P < 0.001) and intra-rater reliability (ICC = 0.79; P < 0.001). A strong correlation was found between the Neonatal/Infant Braden Q Scale and Braden Q Scale (r = 0.96; P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cross-culturally adapted Brazilian version of the Neonatal/Infant Braden Q Scale is a reliable instrument, showing face, content and construct validity.
authors.affiliation: Professional Master's Degree Program in Sciences Applied to Health, Sapucaí Valley University (UNIVÁS), Pouso Alegre, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edson Luiz
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: de Lima
authors.affiliation: Professional Master's Degree Program in Sciences Applied to Health, Sapucaí Valley University (UNIVÁS), Pouso Alegre, MG, Brazil; Division of Plastic Sugery, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: mjbrito@infinitetrans.com.
authors.forename: Maria José Azevedo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: de Brito
authors.affiliation: Professional Master's Degree Program in Sciences Applied to Health, Sapucaí Valley University (UNIVÁS), Pouso Alegre, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Diba Maria Sebba Tosta
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.affiliation: Professional Master's Degree Program in Sciences Applied to Health, Sapucaí Valley University (UNIVÁS), Pouso Alegre, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Geraldo Magela
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Salomé
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Sugery, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lydia Masako
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Intensive care; Neonatology; Pressure ulcer; Risk assessment