Sedigheh Rezaei Dehnavi; faezeh Arashk; Azadeh Semsar Kazerouni
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Objective: Stigma measuring instruments have been developed for infectious and health-threatening diseases such as AIDS. There are no specific measuring instruments for measuring public stigma related to Covid-19. Method: The present study was a quantitative normalization study. A total of 322 people ...
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Objective: Stigma measuring instruments have been developed for infectious and health-threatening diseases such as AIDS. There are no specific measuring instruments for measuring public stigma related to Covid-19. Method: The present study was a quantitative normalization study. A total of 322 people who were over 18 years old, living in Isfahan city and satisfied with the cooperation, participated in the study through Internet calling. To develop the scale, in-depth interviews were conducted with 40 participants (20 without and 20 with a history of corona-virus artery disease). Based on the content analysis of the interviews and the theory of Phelan and Link (2013), the initial questionnaire was designed with 20 items. Face validity, content validity index, and construct validity were used for assessing validity. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient was used to evaluate the reliability. Findings: The final form of the questionnaire with 12 items and three factors, including stereotypes, negative feelings, and avoidance behaviors, has the appropriate face validity, content validity index, and structure validity. Cronbach's alpha coefficient above 0.7 indicates the reliability of this questionnaire. Conclusion: The public stigma Covid-19 questionnaire has good validity and reliability and can be used as a scientific and valid tool in measuring coronavirus stigma.
Shahrzad Sanjari; Foozieh Rafati; Azita Amirfakhraei; mohamad reza mohamade solymane; Eshrat Karimi Afshar
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Objective: Validation of the Maternity Fear Scale can help identify women with high fears of pregnancy. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the factor structure and validation of the electronic form of the CAQ fear of childbirth questionnaire in pregnant women. Method: This study ...
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Objective: Validation of the Maternity Fear Scale can help identify women with high fears of pregnancy. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the factor structure and validation of the electronic form of the CAQ fear of childbirth questionnaire in pregnant women. Method: This study is a psychometric tool that the statistical population included all pregnant women in Jiroft. The number of samples was determined based on psychometric criteria of 100 people for the predictive narrative section and 251 people for the convergence narrative section. The samples were selected by cluster sampling. The research information was collected electronically through two questionnaires of childbirth fear (CAQ) and fear of postpartum delivery by sending a questionnaire link to the participants' mobile phones. Content validation methods, convergence and factor analysis were used to evaluate the validity of the scale. The reliability of the scale was assessed by internal consistency and purity reliability methods. Findings: The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that the researcher-made questionnaire consists of three factors and has good validity and reliability. The second-order confirmatory factor analysis also confirmed the three-factor model. The questionnaire was implemented along with a short form of CAQ fear of childbirth, which had a good reliability and validity with 13 items. Conclusion: A researcher-made questionnaire on the prevalence of CAQ scares in pregnant women can be used to assess the fear of childbirth in pregnant women.
Ahmad Alipour; Abolfazl Ghadami; Zahra Alipour; Hasan Abdollahzadeh
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Objective: Anxiety measurement tools have been developed for major health-threatening diseases such as SARS and MERS. There is no specific measurement tool for measuring the anxiety caused by Corona. The purpose of this study was to validate the Corona-related Anxiety Scale in the Iranian sample. Method: ...
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Objective: Anxiety measurement tools have been developed for major health-threatening diseases such as SARS and MERS. There is no specific measurement tool for measuring the anxiety caused by Corona. The purpose of this study was to validate the Corona-related Anxiety Scale in the Iranian sample. Method: The research method was a descriptive correlational.308 individuals participated in the study through online recall. An 18-item Corona-related anxiety inventory was used to collect the data. The data were analyzed by using Guttman's λ2 and Cronbach's alpha internal consistency method. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using Lisrel-8.8 software was used to evaluate the tool construct validity. To standardize the raw scores, they were converted to standard T scores and percentile rank using Jmetrik-4.1.1 software and were prepared as normative tables. Findings: The Guttman's λ2 value for the whole questionnaire was obtained as (λ = 0.922), Cronbach's alpha coefficient for psychological symptoms as (α = 0.879), physical symptoms as (α = 0.861), and for the whole questionnaire as (α= 0.919). The data of this research fit the two-factor model properly. Standard scores tables were plotted, and the range of scores of the questionnaire factors and total score of Corona-related anxiety severity was divided into three domains: mild, moderate, and severe. Conclusion: Corona-related anxiety inventory has good validity in preliminary validation and can be used as a valid and scientific tool for measuring Corona-related anxiety.
