title: Psychometric Evaluation of the Vietnamese Hemodialysis Stressor Scale.
abstract: The lack of a suitable assessment tool may limit optimal stress management and impair the health-related quality of life of patients undergoing hemodialysis. The purpose of the study was to examine latent constructs and psychometric properties of the Vietnamese Hemodialysis Stressor Scale (HSS-V). In total, 180 patients receiving hemodialysis were recruited. Psychometric properties of the HSS-V, including the construct validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability, were tested after the instrument translation. The exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 24-item HSS-V with four extracted factors, which explained 58.32% of the total variance. The construct validity was confirmed by significant negative correlations between scores on the HSS-V and Vietnamese-version Short Form-36. The internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .82-.91) and test-retest reliability (intra-class correlations coefficient = .91-.94) of the 24-item HSS-V were satisfactory. A simple structure and preliminary acceptable psychometric properties of the HSS-V were established and can serve as a basis for further studies.
authors.affiliation: 1 Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Thi Loan
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.affiliation: 2 School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Fu-Chih
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: 2 School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.|3 Biostatistics Center, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yen-Kuang
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: 2 School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.|4 Psychiatric Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taiwan.|5 Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuei-Ru
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.affiliation: 2 School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Nae-Fang
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.affiliation: 2 School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yuan-Mei
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Liao
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000592:standards*; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014177:Translations; D014744:Vietnam
keywords: factor analysis; hemodialysis; psychometric; stressor