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Psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the spiritual well-being scale (SWBS) in Iranian patients with cancer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2021

Hamid Sharif Nia Open the ORCID record for Hamid Sharif Nia [Opens in a new window] ,
Mobin Mohammadinezhad Open the ORCID record for Mobin Mohammadinezhad [Opens in a new window] ,
Kelly A. Allen Open the ORCID record for Kelly A. Allen [Opens in a new window] ,
Christopher Boyle Open the ORCID record for Christopher Boyle [Opens in a new window] ,
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif Open the ORCID record for Saeed Pahlevan Sharif [Opens in a new window]  and
Pardis Rahmatpour Open the ORCID record for Pardis Rahmatpour [Opens in a new window]
Hamid Sharif Nia
Affiliation:
School of Nursing and Midwifery Amol, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Mobin Mohammadinezhad
Affiliation:
Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Kelly A. Allen
Affiliation:
Educational and Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton, Australia Centre for Wellbeing Science, Graduate School of Education, Melbourne University, Parkville, Australia
Christopher Boyle
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif
Affiliation:
Taylor's Business School, Taylor's University Lakeside Campus, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Pardis Rahmatpour*
Affiliation:
Department of nursing, School of Nursing, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
*
Author for correspondence: Pardis Rahmatpour, School of Nursing, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran. E-mail: par.rahmatpour@gmail.com
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Abstract

Objective

The spiritual well-being scale (SWBS) is a widely used clinical scale which should be evaluated for Iranian patients with cancer. The aim of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the SWBS in Iranian patients with cancer.

Method

This cross-sectional, methodological study was conducted among Iranian patients with cancer (n = 400). The participants were recruited using convenience sampling. The content, construct, convergent and discriminant validity, and reliability of the Persian version of the SWBS were evaluated.

Results

A two-factor structure for the scale was indicated with the factors being: connecting with God and meaningless life that explained 54.18% of the total variance of the concept of spiritual well-being. The results demonstrated the model had a good fit. Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's omega, and the inter-item correlation values of the factors indicated good internal consistency of the scale.

Significance of results

These results suggest that the Persian version of the SWBS is a reliable and valid measure to assess the spiritual well-being of patients with cancer through 16 items related to connecting with God and meaningless life.

Keywords

IranPatients with cancerReliability and validitySpiritual well-being scaleSpirituality

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Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , February 2022 , pp. 113 - 121
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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