HighlightsThe Brazilian versions of ACL-RSI and ACL-QoL were translated and culturally adapted.The Brazilian ACL-RSI and ACL-QoL demonstrated adequate measurement properties.The Brazilian ACL-RSI and ACLQoL are useful outcomes for clinical and research.

This study aims to validate the Brazilian version of World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) for individuals with temporomandibular disorders (TMD), assessing its psychometric properties, including internal consistency, construct validity, and discriminant validity. In total, 100 female and male patients with TMD were included. Participants were assessed based on the Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (RDC/TMD). For statistical analyses, McDonald’s omega coefficient was used to assess internal consistency; Spearman correlation, for construct validity; Kruskal-Wallis test and multiple comparisons (Dunn method), for discriminant validity. The results of internal consistency for the WHODAS 2.0 domains ranged from 0.70 to 0.94. The WHODAS 2.0 showed a moderate and significant correlation with the disability points of the RDC/TMD and with the WHOQOL-BREF domains. In the discriminant validity, significant differences were found in all domains of WHODAS 2.0 between grade 0 and grade III, between grade I and grade III, and between grade II and grade III from the chronic pain grading of the RDC/TMD. The results demonstrate that the instrument is reliable and valid for measuring the functioning of individuals with TMD, presenting acceptable psychometric properties for internal consistency, as well as for construct validity and discriminant validity.

Os países da América latina e Caribe sofrem com a sub-representação de mulheres nas áreas de STEM e para resolver esse problema iniciativas, políticas e ações são criadas com frequência por diversos órgãos, sejam eles públicos ou privados. Porém, dados e informações de iniciativas, políticas e ações, não estão abertos, concentrados em algum local e nem sempre estruturados. Para reduzir esse problema e facilitar pesquisas que utilizam dados sobre mulheres em STEM, a rede de pesquisa internacional ELLAS foi criada e executa um projeto. O intuito do projeto é a criação de uma plataforma com tecnologias baseada em Web Semântica para estruturar e concentrar os dados do Brasil, Peru e Bolívia, inicialmente. Assim, esse artigo tem por objetivo apresentar as estratégias adotadas para o desenvolvimento desta plataforma.

IntroductionMusculoskeletal disorders in the cervical spine have been increasingly investigated and observed in patients with migraine. One of them is a poorer cervical muscle performance as assessed by the cranio-cervical flexion test (CCFT). In addition, patients with migraine have alterations in the recruitment of muscle motor units observed by surface electromyography during CCFT. ObjectiveThe aim was to verify if there are differences in the electrical activity and the clinical performance of superficial neck flexors and extensors during the CCFT in women with migraine considering the presence or absence of concomitant neck pain symptoms. MethodsA total of 100 women were assessed: 25 with migraine without neck pain, 25 with migraine and neck pain, 25 with mechanical neck pain and 25 pain-free control. Clinical and demographic data were collected, The CCFT was performed in all groups. The test assessed the deep flexors muscle by a pressure unit biofeedback placed in the posterior region of the neck and initially inflated to 20 mmHg composed by 5 stages, with increase pressure by 2 mmHg at each stage, reaching 30 mmHg, keeping the pressure for 10 seconds without resorting to compensation. Electromyography data were collected with TrignoTM Wireless System wireless surface sensors. The sensors were firmly attached bilaterally on: sternocleidomastoid (SCM); splenius capitis, anterior scalene and upper trapezius. Electromyographic activity evaluated during the CCFT was normalized by the average the root mean square (RMS) calculated for the reference voluntary contraction and expressed as a percentage. Groups comparisons were performed with non-parametric tests adopting a level of significance of 0.05. To analyze the between-groups differences on the proportion of clinical targeted performance stages reached by each participant within the CCFT, the chi-square (X2) test was calculated, and the data were submitted to a post-hoc proportion test. (To see the complete abstract, please, check out the PDF).

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The objective of this review was to study the tools used to measure functioning in individuals with temporomandibular disorders and verify its consistency with the model of the International Classification of Functioning (ICF), Disability and Health. CONTENTS: Systematic review performed in the databases Pubmed, PEDro, Scielo, Bireme, Web of Science, Cochrane, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus and Scopus. Published clinical trials from 2001 to 2019, in Portuguese, English and Spanish were included, with one of the outcomes being the evaluation of functioning of people with temporomandibular disorders. For the evaluation of the quality of the articles, the GRADE Checklist was used. The questionnaires were analyzed, and their questions coded according to the domains of the ICF. 425 articles were found and, after screening, 7 of them were included in this research. In these, 4 different instruments used to evaluate the functioning of people with temporomandibular disorders were found: Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders, Mandibular Function Impairment Questionnaire, Pain Disability Index and the 11-point functional impairment scale. The frequency of ICF's domains was: body functions (39.8%), body structure (22.8%), activity (17.7%), health condition (8.86%), personal factors (6.8%), participation (2.88), environmental factors (1.03%).