Journal article
Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Spiritual Well-Being Scale in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
MA Soleimani, S Pahlevan Sharif, KA Allen, A Yaghoobzadeh, H Sharif Nia, O Gorgulu
Journal of Religion and Health | SPRINGER | Published : 2017
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) in patients with acute myocardial infarction. A multisite, cross-sectional survey was employed to determine the instrument’s reliability (Cronbach’s α and construct reliability) and validity (face, content, and construct). Using systematic sampling of adult outpatients at primary care clinic sites in the Qazvin City, Iran (N = 300), it was found that the Cronbach’s alpha and construct reliability of both factors associated with the SWBS were above 0.7. The construct validity of the scale was determined using exploratory factor analysis. The findings supported two fa..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to express their gratitude to the students who bravely participated in this study. The project was supported by the social determinants of health research center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran, and Taylor's University Research Grant (TRGS/ERFS/1/2015/TBS/014).