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Zarrabi-Ajami S, Zamanian H, Amini-Tehrani M, Farhadidanaloo Z, Razavi RJ, Abbasi A, Darbandi S, Chenari P. Short quality of life scale: A cross-cultural validation in Iranian patients with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2022; 58:103411. [PMID: 35216776 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is the prioritized measure in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The short quality of life scale (SQoL) developed by Devy et al. (2013) is an MS-specific and abbreviated scale with ten items suitable for routine medical care settings. The current study reported the cross-cultural validation of the scale in the Persian language. A total of 455 convenient MS patients with a mean age of 38.39 (9.28) ranged from 18 to 64 filled out the primary measure and the validating measures, including hospital anxiety and depression scale, visual analogue scale - quality of life, and a single index of the number of past-year MS relapse. The confirmatory factor analysis on original structure indicated an acceptable model fit. However, a modestly modified structure composing of physical-functional dimension (items #1-3), mental dimension (items #5-8), and pain & energy dimension (items 4 & 9,10) was also exposed with a sound fit and a meaningful structure. The overall internal consistency reliability was sound (0.88), and the concurrent validity was confirmed. The Persian short quality of life scale (P-SQoL) is the first translated and validated version of the scale, surfacing significant implications. Further cross-cultural investigations are recommended to re-examine current findings. The classic and recent suggestions concerning the close interplay between the immunity system and the psychological system and the implications based on Iran's context are discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
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- Health Psychology and Behavior Medicine Research Group, Students' Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Vesal St., Tehran, Iran; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
| | - Pegah Chenari
- Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
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BOOTH ROGERJ, PETRIE KEITHJ, PENNEBAKER JAMESW. CHANGES IN CIRCULATING LYMPHOCYTE NUMBERS FOLLOWING EMOTIONAL DISCLOSURE: EVIDENCE OF BUFFERING? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1700(199701)13:1<23::aid-smi714>3.0.co;2-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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