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: Received: 15 November 2022 / Approved: 16 November 2022 / Online: 16 November 2022 (07:43:42 CET)
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Sharif Nia, H.; Janković, S.; Hanifi, N. Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version Fear of Hospitalization Scale in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery. Preprints2022, 2022110297. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0297.v1
Sharif Nia, H.; Janković, S.; Hanifi, N. Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version Fear of Hospitalization Scale in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery. Preprints 2022, 2022110297. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0297.v1
Sharif Nia, H.; Janković, S.; Hanifi, N. Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version Fear of Hospitalization Scale in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery. Preprints2022, 2022110297. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0297.v1
APA Style
Sharif Nia, H., Janković, S., & Hanifi, N. (2022). Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version Fear of Hospitalization Scale in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0297.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Sharif Nia, H., Slobodan Janković and Nasrin Hanifi. 2022 "Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version Fear of Hospitalization Scale in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0297.v1
Abstract
PurposeThis study was designed to characterize the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Fear of Hospitalization Scale (P-FHS).Design and methodsIn order to evaluate the validity and reliability of the translated scale, a cross-sectional design was employed. Ten experts evaluated the content validity of the Fear of Hospitalization Scale (FHS) after it had been back-translated into Persian. With 612 patients having emergency surgery, construct validity was assessed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The STROBE checklist for cross-sectional studies was followed.FindingsThe results of EFA (n = 306) showed that the fear of hospitalization had three factors. These three factors accounted for 45.28% of the total variance. Also, these factors were confirmed by CFA (n = 306) (root-mean-square error of approximation = (90%. confidence interval) = 0.050 [0.041, 0.058], goodness-of-fit index = 0.945, comparative fit index = 0.968, Non-Normal Fit Index = 0.948, incremental fit index = 0.968, Tucker-Lewis Index = 0.959). The coefficients of Cronbach’s alpha, McDonald’s omega, composite reliability, and maximum reliability for all three factors were greater than 0.7, demonstrating satisfied internal consistency.Practice implicationAccording to the published results, the P-FHS is effective at measuring hospitalization anxiety in patients undergoing emergency surgery. It is advised that nurses in Iranian culture use a legitimate and trustworthy technique to pinpoint the causes of hospitalization anxiety in patients undergoing emergency surgery to give optimal care.
Keywords
Fear; Hospitalization; Psychometric properties; Emergencies; Surgery
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Emergency Medicine
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