TY - JOUR
T1 - Translation and validation of the self-care of heart failure index into Persian
AU - Siabani, Soraya
AU - Leeder, Stephen R.
AU - Davidson, Patricia M.
AU - Najafi, Farid
AU - Hamzeh, Behrooz
AU - Solimani, Akram
AU - Siahbani, Sara
AU - Driscoll, Tim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
PY - 2014/12/10
Y1 - 2014/12/10
N2 - Background: Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a common burdensome health problem worldwide. Self-care improves outcomes in patients with CHF. The Self-care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) is awell-known scale for assessing self-care. A reliable, valid, and culturally acceptable instrument is needed to develop and test self-care interventions in Iran. Objective: We sought to translate and validate the Persian version of SCHFI v 6.2 (pSCHFI). Methods and Results: We translated the SCHFI into Persian (pSCHFI) using standardized methods. The reliability was evaluated by assessing Cronbach's ! coefficient. Expert opinion, discussion with patients, and confirmatory factor analysis were used to assess face validity, content validity, and construct validity, respectively. The analysis, using 184 participants, showed acceptable internal consistency and construct validity for the 3 subscales of pSCHFIVself-care maintenance, self-care management, and self-care self-confidence. Conclusion: The pSCHFI is a valid instrument with an acceptable reliability for evaluating self-care in Persian patients with heart failure.
AB - Background: Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a common burdensome health problem worldwide. Self-care improves outcomes in patients with CHF. The Self-care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) is awell-known scale for assessing self-care. A reliable, valid, and culturally acceptable instrument is needed to develop and test self-care interventions in Iran. Objective: We sought to translate and validate the Persian version of SCHFI v 6.2 (pSCHFI). Methods and Results: We translated the SCHFI into Persian (pSCHFI) using standardized methods. The reliability was evaluated by assessing Cronbach's ! coefficient. Expert opinion, discussion with patients, and confirmatory factor analysis were used to assess face validity, content validity, and construct validity, respectively. The analysis, using 184 participants, showed acceptable internal consistency and construct validity for the 3 subscales of pSCHFIVself-care maintenance, self-care management, and self-care self-confidence. Conclusion: The pSCHFI is a valid instrument with an acceptable reliability for evaluating self-care in Persian patients with heart failure.
KW - Cross-cultural research
KW - Farsi
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Research instrument
KW - Self-management
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U2 - 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000121
DO - 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000121
M3 - Article
C2 - 24434822
AN - SCOPUS:84916889586
SN - 0889-4655
VL - 29
SP - E1-E5
JO - Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
JF - Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
IS - 6
ER -