Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Dispositional Resilience Scale among Brazilian adult patients.

Objective: Verifying the psychometrics of a Brazilian version of the Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS-15).

Methods: Cross-cultural adaptation was done interviewing 65 adult patients. Validation was evaluated by application of the Lipp Brazilian Stress Symptoms Inventory (ISSL), Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ), and other measures to 575 participants from the psychiatric ambulatories (for borderline personality, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorders) and non-psychiatric ambulatories (chronic pain, pre-anesthetic consultation and companions for the latter).

Prevalence of chronic spinal pain and identification of associated factors in a sample of the population of São Paulo, Brazil: cross-sectional study.

Context And Objective:: Chronic spinal pain, especially low-back pain and neck pain, is a leading cause of years of life with disability. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of chronic spinal pain among individuals aged 15 years or older and to identify the factors associated with it.

Design And Setting:: Cross-sectional epidemiological study on a sample of the population of the city of São Paulo.

Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Connor-Davidson resilience scale among Brazilian adult patients.

Context And Objective: Personal resilience is associated with several mental health outcomes. The Connor-Davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC) is a widely used self-report measurement of resilience. This study aimed to investigate the reliability and validity of a Brazilian Portuguese version of the CD-RISC.

Effect of Spinal Manipulative Therapy on the Singing Voice.

Objective: This study investigated the effect of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) on the singing voice of male individuals.

Study Design: Randomized, controlled, case-crossover trial.

Methods: Twenty-nine subjects were selected among male members of the Heralds of the Gospel.

Chronic pain prevalence and associated factors in a segment of the population of São Paulo City.

Unlabelled: A cross-sectional epidemiologic survey was performed to determine the prevalence of chronic pain (CP) and to identify associated factors in a random sample of persons 15 years or older from a segment of the population of São Paulo City, Brazil. A total of 1,108 eligible participants were randomly selected, and face-to-face interviews were performed with 826 individuals (74.5%) between December 2011 and February 2012.