Cross-cultural adaptation of the Parental Perceptions of Children's Exposure to Tobacco Smoke instrument to the Brazilian context.

OBJECTIVE: To perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the Parental Perceptions of Children's Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (PPE) instrument to the Brazilian context. RESULTS: The cross-cultural adaptation process was performed in 10 stages. Four translators, eight specialists, and 35 primary care users participated in the study. Both translations were similar. The synthesis version that was back-translated was equivalent to the original. The committee of experts scored all items in the content validity index as 3 or 4, suggesting only small changes such as changing "photo" to "image" and "service balcony" to "service area". After the completion of the first sequence of pretests, some adjustments were required by the committee of experts for the second round. The form of application of the self-administered questionnaire for the interview was changed, the Likert scale was reduced from 7 to 5 points, and the option "I don't know" was added to questions 18, 19, and 20. After these adjustments, the instrument was well accepted by the study population and presented good internal consistency (Cronbach's α score = 0.82). The PPE instrument, which assesses the perception of parents about their children's exposure to cigarette smoke, was satisfactorily translated and adapted to the Brazilian context.

Análise da tendência da mortalidade masculina no Rio de Janeiro: contribuição da enfermagem / Trend analysis of male mortality in Rio de Janeiro: contribution of nursing

Analisar a tendência de mortalidade entre homens no Município do Rio de Janeiro, por grupo de causas, entre 1996 e 2011. Métodos: Estudo descritivo de série temporal, utilizando dados de óbitos masculinos de residentes no Município do Rio de Janeiro, no período de 1996 a 2011, para grandes grupos de causas. Os dados foram analisados com os softwares Excel 2010 e Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) versão 22.0. Resultados: A tendência da mortalidade por grandes grupos de causas entre homens no Município do Rio de Janeiro está decrescendo, com diferença entre os grupos de causas. Porém, estes homens seguem adoecidos com o passar dos anos. Conclusão: A Política Nacional de Atenção à Saúde do Homem deve estar mais sensível a esta realidade, ofertando uma atenção em saúde capaz de reconhecer mais integralmente as necessidades de saúde desse público...