title: Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Care Dependency Scale in Nursing Homes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Care Dependency Scale (CDS) in nursing homes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Instrument development.
  
  
  METHODS
  The English version of the CDS was translated into Persian. A convenience sample of 140 (100 older people without dementia and 40 patients with dementia) Persian-speaking people were selected from the nursing homes in Ahvaz, Iran. Cronbach's alpha, discriminant validity, and construct validity (exploratory factor analysis) were examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Exploratory factor analysis indicated that the CDS has two factors, including psychosocial and somatic factors. Discriminant validity showed that the CDS can differentiate patients with dementia from the older adults without dementia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the study showed that the Persian CDS is a reliable and valid scale when used in nursing homes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Persian version of the CDS can help clinicians and nurses to assess patients' need and the degree of care dependency among older adults in Persian-speaking areas.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Ahvaz University of Shahid Chamran, Ahvaz, Iran2 Department of Rehabilitation Administration, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran3 Institute of Healthcare and Wellbeing, NHL University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands4 Iranian Research Center on Aging, Department of Rehabilitation Administration, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran, Iran5 Department of Physical Therapy, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
authors.forename: Gholamreza
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rajabi
authors.forename: Masoume
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Namadmalan
authors.forename: Ate
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dijkstra
authors.forename: Roya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ghasemzade
authors.forename: Mahshid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foroughan
authors.forename: Shahla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zahednejad
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating