The Vietnamese version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10): Translation equivalence and psychometric properties among older women.
The Perceived Stress Scale 10 item (PSS-10) has been translated into more than 20 languages and used widely in different populations. Yet, to date, no study has tested psychometric properties of the instrument among older women and there is no Vietnamese version of the instrument.



This study translated the PSS-10 into Vietnamese and assessed Vietnamese version of the Perceived Stress Scale 10 items (V-PSS-10) for translation equivalence, face validity, construct validity, correlations, internal consistency reliability, and test-retest reliability among 473 women aged 60 and over.



The study found that V-PSS-10 retained the original meaning and was understood by Vietnamese older women. An exploratory factor analysis of the V-PSS-10 yielded a two-factor structure, and these two factors were significantly correlated (0.56, p < .01) with all item loadings exceeded .50. The V-PSS-10 score was positively correlated with general sleep disturbance (ρ = .12, p < .05), CES-D score for depression symptoms (ρ = .60, p < .01), and negatively correlated with mental (ρ = -.46, p < .01), and physical health scores (ρ = -.19, p < .01). The Cronbach's alpha for the V-PSS-10 was .80, and the test-retest correlation at one month's interval was .43.



Findings from this study suggest that the V-PSS-10 has acceptable validity and reliability levels among older women. The V-PSS-10 can be used to measure perceived stress in future research and practice. However, future research would be useful to further endorse the validity and reliability of the V-PSS-10.
Faculty of Nursing and Medical Technology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, HCMC, Vietnam. daohanh2001@gmail.com.|Nursing School, Queensland University of Technology, N602, N block, Kelvin Grove campus of QUT, Victoria Park Rd, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, QLD4059. daohanh2001@gmail.com.
Tiet-Hanh
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Dao-Tran
Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Debra
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Anderson
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.|Nursing School, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, QLD4059.
Charrlotte
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Seib
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations; D014744:Vietnam
Older women; Perceived Stress Scale; Reliability; Validity; Vietnamese