title: Reliability and validity of the persian version of templer death anxiety scale-extended in veterans of iran-iraq warfare.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of Templer Death Anxiety Scale-Extended (DAS-E) in veterans of Iran-Iraq Warfare.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this cross-sectional study, 211 male veterans of Iran-Iraq Warfare completed the 51 item DAS-E. Principal components analysis with varimax rotation was used to assess domain structure of the DAS-E. Internal consistency reliability was assessed with Cronbach's alpha. Test-retest reliability was assessed with intra-class correlation coefficients for absolute agreement for the individual items and domains.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The construct validity of the scale was obtained using exploratory factor analysis that showed four factors with Eigen values of greater than 1 (1, 11 items, α = 0.83; 2, 7 items; α = 0.87; 3, 5 items, α = 0.73; and 4, 4 items, α = 0.75). Test-retest and internal consistency (total alpha) was 0.91 and 0.89, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The DAS-E demonstrated suitable validity and reliability among the veterans under study. The factor analysis demonstrated that the DAS-E has a multi-dimensional structure. With consideration of the proper psychometric characteristics, this scale can be used to further research about death anxiety in this population.
authors: Behavioral Sciences Research Center, School of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences AND Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center (JMERC), Tehran, Iran.
authors: Hamid
authors: H
authors: Sharif Nia
authors: Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences Research Center AND Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences AND Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center (JMERC), Tehran, Iran.
authors: Abbas
authors: A
authors: Ebadi
authors: ssistant Professor, Michigan State University, School of Nursing, East Lansing, MI, USA.
authors: Rebecca H
authors: RH
authors: Lehto
authors: Specialist, Department of Prevention, Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Batool
authors: B
authors: Mousavi
authors: Associate Professor, Center for Nursing Care Research, Department of Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Hamid
authors: H
authors: Peyrovi
authors: Head, Biostatistics Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore.
authors: Yiong Huak
authors: YH
authors: Chan
keywords: Death Anxiety; Reliability; Templer Death Anxiety Scale; Validity; Veteran