Validity, reliability and responsiveness of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire for Emergency Care Units.

Objective: To evaluate the evidence of validity, reliability and responsiveness of the Brazilian version of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire for Emergency Care Units.

Method: Methodological study carried out in September 2020 with 46 health professionals from an Emergency Care Unit in the metropolitan region of the State of Espírito Santo. Reliability was verified through the analysis of internal consistency, stability and reproducibility.

[Cross-cultural adaptation of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS) to the Brazilian Portuguese language].

From the evaluation of the factors that affect quality of life (QOL) it is possible to plan interventions that lead to the improved well-being of patients. The scope of this study was to conduct the cross-cultural adaptation of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS) questionnaire to the Portuguese language, seeking the necessary semantic, idiomatic, conceptual and cultural equivalence. The theoretical framework of Guillemin, Bombardier and Beaton was used, fulfilling the following steps: translation, back translation, evaluation of the authors, peer review and pre-testing.