Adaptation and Psychometrics of the Persian Version of the Social Stigma QuestionnaireR to the COVID-19

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Akbari Tayebeh; Shahshahani Maryam Sadat; Maghsoudi Jahangir

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Journal: Journal of Isfahan Medical School Year:2023 | Volume:41 | Issue:711 Page(s): 159-165

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Title

Adaptation and Psychometrics of the Persian Version of the Social Stigma QuestionnaireR to the COVID-19

Author(s)

Akbari Tayebeh | Shahshahani Maryam Sadat | Maghsoudi Jahangir | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

QuestionnaireQ4

PsychometricsQ4

adaptationQ4

Social stigmaQ4

NursesQ4

Abstract

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, human society, especially the Nurses who care for the COVID-19 patients, in addition to the physical complications of this disease, have also faced its extensive mental devastations. One of the psychosocial consequences of contracting infectious diseases is Social stigma. Due to the lack of appropriate tools to investigate the Social stigma related to the COVID-19 crisis, this study was conducted with the aim of localization and psychometric analysis of the Persian version of the Social stigma Questionnaire related to the COVID-19 crisis. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 1400, after back-and-forth translation of the existing Social stigma Questionnaire in studies at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, face and content validity were measured by 12 members of a panel of experts in the field. To be valid and reliable, the Questionnaire was presented to 242 Nurses working in selected centers of COVID-19 by multi-stage random sampling. The content and structural validity of the Questionnaire were done with confirmatory factor analysis and average CVR, and internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Findings: The content validity index of CVR was calculated as 0.92 and the value of CVI as 0.98. Content and structural validity resulted in Persian version with 12 questions and 3 subscales with a variance of 72.86. Conclusion: This study showed that the Persian and adapted version of the Social stigma Questionnaire has good validity and reliability and can be used as a valid and reliable tool to measure Social stigma among Nurses.

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