The Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Upper Extremity Functional Index (UEFI): Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties for Brazilian adults after a burn injury.

Objectives: To translate, cross-culturally adapt, validate, verify the reliability and estimate the minimal detectable change (MDC) of the UEFI to Brazilian Portuguese (UEFI-Br) for burns.

Methods: The study was carried out with 131 Brazilian burn cases at two time points, at discharge and at the first outpatient follow-up (15-21 days after discharge) in a Burn Treatment Center. The adaptation process of the UEFI was based on international recommendations.

Six-minute walk test in burned subjects: Applicability, reproducibility and performance at hospital discharge.

Introduction: Despite its clinical relevance in several populations, there is no evidence on applicability of the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in burned subjects.

Objectives: To verify the applicability and reproducibility of the 6MWT in burned individuals and to analyze patients' performance in this test at hospital discharge.

Methods: In a cross-sectional study, burned individuals performed two 6MWT at hospital discharge, according to international standardization.