title: Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Spiritual Well-Being Scale in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) in patients with acute myocardial infarction. A multisite, cross-sectional survey was employed to determine the instrument's reliability (Cronbach's α and construct reliability) and validity (face, content, and construct). Using systematic sampling of adult outpatients at primary care clinic sites in the Qazvin City, Iran (N = 300), it was found that the Cronbach's alpha and construct reliability of both factors associated with the SWBS were above 0.7. The construct validity of the scale was determined using exploratory factor analysis. The findings supported two factors: relation with God and relation with life. Further investigation through confirmatory factor analysis (eigenvalues of greater than one) confirmed a third factor construct associated with the SWBS. A total of 50.65 % of the variance were explained by these three factors. The overall findings of the study demonstrated that the SWBS is a valid and reliable instrument that has potential utility in future research and clinical practice settings.
authors.affiliation: Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6931-6412
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Soleimani
authors.affiliation: Taylor's Business School, Taylor's University, No. 1, Jalan Taylor's, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pahlevan Sharif
authors.affiliation: The Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Kelly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.affiliation: Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Ameneh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yaghoobzadeh
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery Amol, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. pegadis@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sharif Nia
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Ahi Evran University, Kırşehir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozkan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gorgulu
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Factor analysis; Measurement; Psychometric; Spiritual well-being; Spirituality