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Objective This study aimed to adapt the Questionnaire for Urinary Incontinence Diagnosis (QUID) into Brazilian Portuguese (QUID-Br) and evaluate its measurement properties, given as reliability, validity, and responsiveness in women with urinary incontinence. Study design It was a methodological study which enrolled 168 women (mean age = 55.1, standard deviation = 17.9 years old). Translation and cross-cultural adaptation were done and subsequently analysis of the measurement properties of QUID-Br were tested: structural validity (by exploratory and confirmatory factory analysis) internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) construct validity (Pearson Correlation), and test-retest reliability (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient). Results The QUID-Br two-factor was confirmed showing two domains with three items each: stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and urge urinary incontinence (UUI). Furthermore, QUID-Br showed acceptable internal consistency for both scales (Cronbach’s α > 0.70), reliability [intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC = 0.85 for SUI and 0.87 for UUI)] with 95 % confidence interval (CI) and construct validity - with all the hypothesis raised a priori being confirmed. Conclusions The results of the present investigation showed that the QUID-Br is a valid, reliable, and consistent instrument to be administered to Brazilian women and its use is recommended in clinical practice and research.

In order to achieve better postures and decrease musculoskeletal risks adequate design of hand/box couplings for manual materials handling (MMH) are still needed. No studies evaluating upper limb movement thorough direct measurements during box handling in workplace were identified in the literature. In this study we describe the types of grip and movements adopted by ten workers when handling redesigned boxes with cutout handles between different heights on industrial pallets. The new handles were used by 90% of the workers through different types of grip. Electrogoniometric measurements showed relatively safe forearm and wrist movements, although elbow inadequate range of movement was recorded. Despite the good acceptance of the cutout by workers, the new design requires extra internal space in the boxes reducing applications for this alternative of box.

BACKGROUND: Work conditions can overload a worker's capabilities and result in health complaints. The early identification of hazardous work conditions allows the definition of priorities for more efficient ergonomic interventions. OBJECTIVES: To assess the need for recovery among industrial workers under different work conditions using the Need for Recovery Scale (NFR), and to verify the association between the scores and personal factors, occupational factors and daily activities. METHODS: 191 workers (mean age of 34.5±8.3 years) from a manufactory industry participated in this study. Workers answered both a questionnaire regarding demographic and occupational factors, and daily activities as well as the NFR. Ergonomic assessment of workplace sectors was carried out based on the Ergonomic Workplace Analysis. The Pearson chi-square test (significance level 5%) was used to verify the association between NFR scores and the variables of interest. Results: The only association was between work sector and NFR score. According to the ergonomic assessment, the work sector with the highest need for recovery also presented the worst environmental and organizational conditions. Conclusions: The Need for Recovery Scale proved to be a helpful tool for differentiating work sectors presenting different workload demands and contributed to the definition of intervention priorities for preserving worker health.

Work organization affects the production of a company as well as the health of employees. It is a challenge to create sustainable production systems with the least harm to the health. An observational assessment tool was developed by the NIOSH--WMSD Research Consortium and adapted by the SHARP study. The objectives were to translate this assessment tool into Brazilian Portuguese (as the Avaliacao de Aspectos Organizacionais do Trabalho--AOT) and to evaluate its applicability in an industrial setting. The AOT final translated version was obtained after a consensus by the research team. Difficulties arose in applying the translated version due to technical terms with no direct equivalents in Portuguese, nonexcluding or similar alternatives, and questions that gave room for various interpretations, besides the great complexity of the tasks performed in the sectors. Despite that, the results suggest that AOT was sensitive for discriminating differences between sectors. Nevertheless, for better application of this tool in complex industrial environments, it is necessary: training and consensus among evaluators, familiarity with organizational aspects of the occupational settings evaluated. Also for assuring the internal validity of the analysis, might be necessary, the creation of subdivisions in the sectors evaluated if the tasks vary significantly intra-sector. The present report can help to understand the difficulties inherent to the evaluation of organizational aspects on a collective level and also the possible implications related to the translation of this assessment into other languages.

OBJECTIVE: To translate the Need for Recovery Scale (NFR) into Brazilian Portuguese and culturally adapt it and assess the stability, internal consistency and convergent validity of the Brazilian scale among industrial workers. METHODS: The translation process followed the guidelines for cultural adaptation of questionnaires including the steps of translation, synthesis, back translation, expert committee review, and pre-testing. The Brazilian Portuguese NFR, final version (Br-NFR) was assessed for stability (n=52) and internal consistency (n=192) and for convergent validity through simultaneous assessment with other instruments: the Borg Scale (n=59); the Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire (n=57) and 3 subscales of the SF-36 (n=56). RESULTS: Stability and internal consistency met the criterion for a reliable measure (ICC=0.80 and Cronbach's alpha =0.87, respectively). The convergent validity between Br-NFR and other instruments also showed good results: Borg Scale (r= 0.64); Chalder Questionnaire (r= 0.67); SF-36 subscales: vitality (r= -0.84), physical functioning (r= -0.54), and role-physical (r= -0.47). CONCLUSIONS: The Br-NFR proved to be a reliable instrument to evaluate work-related fatigue symptoms in industrial workers. Furthermore, it showed significant and good correlations with well-established instruments such as the Borg Scale, the Chalder Questionnaire and SF-36 vitality subscale, supporting the validity of the Br-NFR. OBJETIVO: Traduzir a escala Need for Recovery Scale para a língua portuguesa visando a adaptação cultural e apresentando a estabilidade, consistência interna e validade convergente da versão brasileira em trabalhadores da indústria. MÉTODOS: A tradução da escala seguiu normas para adaptações culturais de questionários, que envolveu as etapas de tradução, síntese, retro-tradução, revisão por especialistas e pré-teste. A versão final da escala em português, denominada Escala de Necessidade de Descanso foi avaliada pelos testes de estabilidade (n=52) e de consistência interna (n=192) e quanto à validade convergente em avaliações simultâneas com outros instrumentos: Escala de Borg (n=59), Questionário de Fadiga de Chalder (n=57) e escalas do Short Form-36 (n=56). RESULTADOS: A estabilidade e consistência interna da escala atingiram o critério de medida confiável (ICC=0,80 e α de Cronbach=0,87, respectivamente). A validade convergente entre a versão brasileira da escala e os outros instrumentos também apresentaram bons resultados: Escala de Borg (r=0,64); Questionário de Fadiga de Chalder (r=0,67); escalas do Short Form-36: vitalidade (r=-0,84), capacidade funcional (r=-0,54) e aspectos físicos (r=-0,47). CONCLUSÕES: A versão brasileira da escala Need for Recovery Scale apresentou boa confiabilidade para avaliação de sintomas de fadiga relacionada ao trabalho. Além disto, apresentou correlações satisfatórias e significativas com outros instrumentos aceitos pela literatura, o que valida a escala para utilização em trabalhadores de perfil semelhante ao estudado. OBJETIVO: Traducir la escala Need for Recovery Scale para el idioma portugués buscando la adaptación cultural y presentando la estabilidad, consistencia interna y validez convergente de la versión brasilera en trabajadores de la industria. MÉTODOS: La traducción de la escala siguió normas para adaptaciones culturales de cuestionarios, que envolvió las etapas de traducción, síntesis, retro-traducción, revisión por especialistas y pre-test. La versión final de la escala en portugués, denominada “Escala de Necessidade de Descanso” fue evaluada por las pruebas de estabilidad (n=52) y de consistencia interna (n=192) y con respecto a la validez convergente en evaluaciones simultáneas con otros instrumentos: Escala de Borg (n=59), Cuestionario de Fatiga de Chalder (n=57) y escalas del Short Form-36 (n=56). RESULTADOS: La estabilidad y consistencia interna de la escala alcanzaron el criterio de medida confiable (ICC =0.80 y ? de Cronbach =0.87, respectivamente). La validez convergente entre la versión brasilera de la escala y los otros instrumentos también presentaron buenos resultados: Escala de Borg (r=0.64); Cuestionario de Fatiga de Chalder (r=0.67); escalas del Short Form-36: vitalidad (r=-0.84), capacidad funcional (r=-0.54) y aspectos físicos (r=-0.47). CONCLUSIONES: La versión brasilera de la escala Need for Recovery Scale presentó buena confiabilidad para evaluación de síntomas de fatiga relacionada al trabajo. Así mismo, presentó correlaciones satisfactorias y significativas con otros instrumentos aceptados por la literatura, lo que valida la escala para utilización en trabajadores de perfil semejante al estudiado.