Development and validation of the elder’s spiritual health scale |
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| Authors: | Hosein Ajamzibad Farahnaz Mohammadi Shahboulaghi Hassan Rafiey Maryam Rassouli |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing School, Social Development &2. Health Promotion Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran;3. Iranian Research Center on Aging, Nursing Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran;4. Social Welfare Management Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran;5. Pediatric Nursing Department, School of Nursing &6. Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTSpiritual health is one of the most important aspects of the elders’ health. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate psychometric properties of a scale for evaluating spiritual health of older adults in Iran. This is a mixed research, consisted of two phases. First, the perception of elder people regarding the spiritual health was explored, using directed content analysis, and the scale items generated based on the results. Second, the content, face and construct validity were determined. Exploratory factor analysis was used for the construct validity. To determine the reliability, Cronbach’s alpha and test-retest were used. Preliminary designed questionnaire included 94 items, which were reduced to 38 following the content and face validity processes. Exploratory factor analysis demonstrated that 20 items loaded on five factors determined about 66% of variance. The total internal consistency of the scale was 0.89. Results of test-retest indicated a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.85 while intra-class correlation coefficient of scale was 0.92. The ESHS is a short, user-friendly valid and reliable tool which can be used for assessing the spiritual health of older adults. |
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