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Brazilian Portuguese version of the Amsterdam infant stool scale: a valid and reliable scale for evaluation of stool from children up to 120?days old.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For newborns and infants wearing diapers the difficulties in characterizing the appearance of the stool are significant, since the changes in consistency, quantity, and color of the stool are higher than in other age groups. The Amsterdam Infant Stool Scale (AISS) was created and validated in 2009, providing a specific tool for the evaluation of the stool of children up to 120?days old. However, to be used in clinical practice and scientific investigations in Brazil, it is mandatory to perform the translation and cross-cultural adaptation process for Brazilian Portuguese language. Thus, we aim to perform the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of AISS into Brazilian Portuguese and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the translated version.

Methods

The process of translation and cross-cultural adaptation was performed according to the internationally accepted methodology, including: translation, summary of translations, backtranslation, preparation of the pre-final version, application of the pre-test and determination of the final version. The evaluation of the psychometric properties was performed through the application of Brazilian Portuguese AISS, by five examiners (including child health field specialists and a literate adult lay on the subject), analyzing 238 stool photographs of children under 120?days old. The intra and inter-examiner agreement values were determined using kappa statistic. The validity of the criterion was investigated through correlation analysis (Kendall's coefficient) between the classifications determined by the non-specialist examiner and the expert examiners.

Results

In all 30 tests performed between different examiners, there was an agreement considered as at least moderate (kappa values above 0.40). The intra-examiner reliability was considered as substantial (kappa>?0.6). There was a statistically significant correlation (p?ConclusionThe Brazilian Portuguese AISS version proved to be valid and reliable to be used by healthcare professionals and the general public in the evaluation of stool from children up to 120?days old.

SUBMITTER: de Deus Silva LC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7860020 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Brazilian Portuguese version of the Amsterdam infant stool scale: a valid and reliable scale for evaluation of stool from children up to 120 days old.

de Deus Silva Laura Cantisano LC Bianchini Priscila Monaro PM Ortolan Erika Veruska Paiva EVP Hamamoto Juliana Fattori JF Fermiano Rosemary R Rego Rebeca Mayara Padilha RMP Lyra João César JC Benninga Marc Alexander MA de Arruda Lourenção Pedro Luiz Toledo PLT

BMC pediatrics 20210204 1

<h4>Background</h4>For newborns and infants wearing diapers the difficulties in characterizing the appearance of the stool are significant, since the changes in consistency, quantity, and color of the stool are higher than in other age groups. The Amsterdam Infant Stool Scale (AISS) was created and validated in 2009, providing a specific tool for the evaluation of the stool of children up to 120 days old. However, to be used in clinical practice and scientific investigations in Brazil, it is man ...[more]

PMID: 33541308

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