Brazilian Portuguese translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and content validation of the pediatric lower urinary tract symptom score.

Background: Early screening instruments for professionals are important to reduce the cost and time of diagnosing pediatric lower urinary tract dysfunction. This study aimed to translate, cross-culturally adapt, and validate pediatric lower urinary tract symptom scores.

Methods: This methodological study was conducted in 2019 in two phases: translation and cross-cultural adaptation, and content validation.

Assessment instruments for lower urinary tract dysfunction in children: Symptoms, characteristics and psychometric properties.

Introduction: The use of instruments to assess symptoms of the lower urinary tract has increased mainly when it comes to pediatric urology. The search for a validated and reliable one for use in clinical practice should be a concern of the professionals involved in the care of these children.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the assessment instruments for lower urinary tract dysfunction in children regarding: symptoms, characteristics and psychometric properties.

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the underactive bladder questionnaire to portuguese.

Objective: The aim of the current study was to perform the translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Underactive Bladder Questionnaire (UAB-q).

Methods: The study design included the Portuguese translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the UAB-q in 90 patients from a urology outpatient clinic following international methodology. The psychometric properties tested were the validity, reliability, internal consistency and stability of the instrument.

Impaired religiosity and spiritual distress in people living with HIV/AIDS.

Objective: To verify the inference of Nursing Diagnoses, Impaired religiosity and Spiritual distress in people living with HIV/AIDS.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, performed in a specialized Service CenteR of Recife, Pernambuco, from June to November 2015. The results related to 52 people living with HIV/AIDS and that were interviewed were analyzed by three nurse judges.

Religious and spiritual coping in people living with HIV/Aids.

Objective: evaluate the religiosity and the religious/spiritual coping of people living with HIV/Aids.

Method: descriptive, cross-sectional study with quantitative approach, conducted in a reference HIV/Aids outpatient clinic in a university hospital of Recife-PE, Brazil, from June to November 2015. At total of 52 people living with HIV/Aids (PLWHA) participated in the research, which employed own questionnaire, the Duke University Religion Index (DUREL), and the Religious/Spiritual Coping Scale (RCOPE).