RESUMO Objetivo Realizar a adaptação transcultural para o português brasileiro do instrumento Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) para avaliação de traços de insensibilidade e afetividade restrita de adolescentes. Método Estudo metodológico que envolveu as etapas de tradução, retradução, avaliação por comitê de especialistas e de clareza da versão pré-final do ICU, avaliado por 40 adolescentes, entre 10 e 17 anos, de ambos os sexos, de uma escola pública. Resultados A versão pré-final do ICU foi aprovada pelo comitê de especialistas e pelo autor do instrumento. A avaliação da clareza revelou uma boa compreensão dos itens. Os 10 itens com menor clareza foram modificados conforme as sugestões. Conclusão A versão final do ICU para o português brasileiro mostrou ser similar ao instrumento original no que se refere à equivalência semântica, operacional e conceitual. Recomenda-se a realização de estudos que evidenciem a validade psicométrica do ICU adaptado para o português brasileiro.
The purpose of the present study was to identify the sociodemographic, clinical, and functional determinants of quality of life in elderly (older than 60 years) patients from a Psychosocial Care Center. The sample was randomly selected patients undergoing treatment at the center during the study period. Quality of life was assessed using the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL-BREF) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment for older adults (WHOQOL-OLD). A total of 50 elderly individuals with a mean age of 67.5 (SD = 5.72) years were included in the study. A hierarchical linear regression showed that clinical characteristics, such as severe symptoms of depression and a higher number of comorbidities, were related to lower quality of life. Better functional capacity and more frequent visits to the center were determinants of higher quality of life. These findings underscore the importance of assessing quality of life and of taking this variable into account when planning health interventions for elderly patients at a Psychosocial Care Center.
Objectives: To assess the results of a brief antibullying intervention for adolescents in public schools. Method: This was a controlled experimental study whose subjects were 1,043 students in 5th through 9th grades from public schools in Porto Alegre/State of Rio Grande do Sul, conducted between April and November 2015. Adolescents and school teachers randomly assigned to the intervention group participated in two meetings focused on educative aspects of bullying. Outcome was assessed using the Bullying Questionnaire - victim and perpetrator version. Generalized Estimating Equations was used to evaluate the effect of the intervention. Results: Average age of subjects was 12.5 (SD=1.62) years. A total of 613 (58.7%) adolescents participated in interventions. They were compared to 430 (41.3%) participants in the control group. The study did not observe any significant difference in bullying scores after the intervention. Conclusions: This study indicates the usefulness of clarifying precisely what bullying is in schools as part of an initial approach to an educative strategy on this topic.
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