Cultural Validation of the Transplanted Organ Questionnaire (TOQ) for the Brazilian Population.

Background And Rationale: The Transplanted Organ Questionnaire (TOQ), developed in France, is a disease-targeted instrument designed to evaluate what the transplanted organ represents to the recipient in patients who have undergone liver transplantation. The present study sought to validate a version of the TOQ for use in the Brazilian population. Translation and cross-cultural adaptation were carried out in accordance with international standard practices.

Cultural validation of the post-Liver transplant quality of life (pLTQ) questionnaire for the Brazilian population.

Background And Rationale: The post-Liver Transplant Quality of Life (pLTQ) questionnaire, developed in the United States, is a disease-targeted instrument designed to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in liver transplant recipients. Our study sought to validate a version of the pLTQ for use in the Brazilian population. Translation and cross-cultural adaptation were carried out in accordance with international standard practices for questionnaire validation.

Evaluation of body image and self-concept and their correlation with depressive symptoms in Parkinson's disease.

Objective: To identify characteristics of body image and self-concept in individuals over fifty years of age with Parkinson's disease (PD). The secondary objectives are to analyze whether body image and self-concept are influenced by the severity of PD and to verify if there is correlation between depression, self-concept and body image in cases of PD.

Method: Participating in the study were 48 individuals, being 26 with PD and 22 Controls.