Lara M. Nápolis, Andréa Ap. Sette, Ericson Bagatin, Mário Terra Filho, Reynaldo T. Rodrigues, Jorge Issamu Kavakama, José Alberto Neder, Luiz Eduardo Nery

J Bras Pneumol.2004;30(6):528-534

Mortality due to respiratory diseases in the elderly after influenza vaccination campaigns in theFederal District, Brazil, 1996-2009

Mortalidade por doenças respiratórias em idosos após campanhas vacinais contrainfluenza no Distrito Federal, Brasil, 1996-2009

Francisca Magalhães Scoralick, Luciana Paganini Piazzolla, Liana Laura Pires, Cleudsom Neri,Wladimir Kummer de Paula

J Bras Pneumol.2013;39(2):198-204

Mortality due to pneumoconioses in macro regions of Brazil in the 1979-1998 period

Mortalidade por pneumoconioses nas macrorregiões do Brasil no período de 1979-1998

Hermano Albuquerque de Castro, Genésio Vicentin, Kellen Cristina Xavier Pereira

J Bras Pneumol.2003;29(2):82-88

Mortality due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

Mortalidade por fibrose pulmonar idiopática no Rio Grande do Sul

Fabrício Picolli Fortuna, Christiano Perin, Letícia Cunha, Adalberto Sperb Rubin

J Bras Pneumol.2003;29(3):121-124

Impact of social distancing in response to COVID-19 on hospitalizations for laryngitis, tracheitis, otitis media, and mastoiditis in children aged 0 to 9 years in Brazil

Impacto do distanciamento social em resposta à COVID-19 nas internações por laringite, traqueíte, otite média e mastoidite em crianças de 0 a 9 anos no Brasil

Clovisa Reck de Jesus1, Aline Antônia Souto Rosa1, Amanda da Silva Meneses1, Angélica Conzati Agostini1, Fernanda Bercht Merten1, Sofia Moreira Ferrão1, Luíza Costa Silveira Martins1, Frederico Orlando Friedrich1, Leonardo Araújo Pinto1

J Bras Pneumol.2021;47(6):e20210229

Letters to the Editor

Adherence to long-term home oxygen therapy in patients with chronic respiratory disease in two cities in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Adesão à oxigenoterapia domiciliar prolongada em pacientes com doença respiratória crônica em duas cidades do estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil

Felipe Meirelles de Azevedo1, Cristino Carneiro Oliveira1, Deborah Gollner Evangelista1, Leandro Ferracini Cabral1, Carla Malaguti1

J Bras Pneumol.2021;47(3):e20210055

Original Article

Trend of self-reported asthma prevalence in Brazil from 2003 to 2013 in adults and factors associated with prevalence

Tendência da prevalência de asma autorreferida no Brasil de 2003 a 2013 em adultos e fatores associados à prevalência

Felipe Moraes dos Santos1,a, Karynna Pimentel Viana1,b, Luciana Tarbes Saturnino1,c, Evelyn Lazaridis1,d, Mariana Rodrigues Gazzotti1,e, Rafael Stelmach2,f, Claudia Soares1,g

J Bras Pneumol.2018;44(6):491-497

Using the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire to evaluate quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: validating a new version for use in Brazil

Avaliação da qualidade de vida pelo Questionário do Hospital Saint George na Doença Respiratória em portadores de doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica: validação de uma nova versão para o Brasil

Aquiles Camelier, Fernanda Warken Rosa, Christine Salim, Oliver Augusto Nascimento, Fábio Cardoso, José Roberto Jardim

J Bras Pneumol.2006;32(2):114-122

Risk factors for ER visits due to asthma exacerbations in patients enrolled in a program for the control of asthma and allergic rhinitis in Feira de Santana, Brazil

Fatores de risco para visitas à emergência por exacerbações de asma em pacientes de um programa de controle da asma e rinite alérgica em Feira de Santana, BA

Heli Vieira Brandão, Constança Sampaio Cruz, Murilo Cerqueira Pinheiro, Edgar Adolfo Costa, Armênio Guimarães, Adelmir Souza-Machado, Álvaro Augusto Cruz

J Bras Pneumol.2009;35(12):

Validation of the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Brazil

Validação do Questionário do Hospital Saint George na Doença Respiratória (SGRQ) em pacientes portadores de doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica no Brasil

Thais Costa de Sousa, José Roberto Jardim, Paul Jones

J Bras Pneumol.2000;26(3):119-128

Introduction: The term quality of life has gained increasing importance in the scientific context. This study describes the adaptation of a disease-specific questionnaire developed by Paul Jones et al. in 1991, the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), to the Brazilian language and culture. This questionnaire evaluates the quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and contains three domains (symptoms, activity, and impacts) divided in 76 items. The questionnaire is self-administrated, but it may be read to illiterate persons. Goal: To verify if the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire is a valid tool to measure quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Brazil. Methods: In order to validate the questionnaire in Brazil, it was initially translated into Portuguese and afterwards a back-translation into English, that was compared to the original version. A final Portuguese version was then written. This final version was, then, answered by 30 clinically stable COPD patients, according to the spirometry and oximetry values. Patients answered the questionnaire twice, within a 15 day interval. The length of time the patients took to answer the questionnaire and their doubts were noted. Wilcoxon test was used for the calculation of r probability between every single question between the two days; interclass correlation ratio was calculated to test the trustworthiness and reliability of the questionnaire. Results: Among the 30 participant patients, 10 were female and 20 were male. Mean age was 65.9 years. Most of the patients were found to be in stage 2 (56.7 %) of COPD, according to the American Thoracic Society classification. The interclass correlation ratio for the total score of the questionnaire was a = 0.79 and Wilcoxon p = 0.2110 (not statistically significant). The mean answering time for the two days of interview was, respectively, 11 minutes and 50 seconds and 10 minutes and 31 seconds. As concerns the doubts about the questions, the patients reported difficulties in answering Sections 4 and 5, each one of these questions written in a negative form. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the Brazilian version of the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool to measure quality of life in patients with COPD in Brazil.

Keywords: obstructive lung diseases, questionnaire, quality of life, reproducibility of results, evolution studies