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Validation of Perceived Wellness Survey (PWS) in a Sample of Iranian Population.
Kaveh, Mohammad Hossein; Ostovarfar, Jeyran; Keshavarzi, Sareh; Ghahremani, Leila.
Afiliação
  • Kaveh MH; Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, 7153675541 Iran.
  • Ostovarfar J; Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, 7153675541 Iran.
  • Keshavarzi S; Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, 7153675541 Iran.
  • Ghahremani L; Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, 7153675541 Iran.
Malays J Med Sci ; 23(4): 46-53, 2016 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27660544
ABSTRACT
The individual's perception of health, when health is understood to include many dimensions of life, is considered the basis for any improvement in health status. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Persian version of the Perceived Wellness Scale (PWS) by applying it to employees of the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 180 staff members of the university selected by convenience sampling. The study instrument was a Persian version of the PWS prepared through a translation and back-translation process. The reliability and validity of the instrument were assessed by using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Cronbach's alpha coefficient. A total of 180 employees participated in the study. The mean age of the participants was 32.29 years (SD = 7.39) and 78.1% of the participants were women. The results showed that the Persian version of the PWS is acceptable. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.87 for the whole scale, ranging from 0.68 to 0.85 on different dimensions of the scale. The results of split-half reliability and CFA indicated that the reliability and validity of the PWS are acceptable. The PWS is therefore an effective tool for evaluating the different dimensions of perceived wellness in the Iranian population.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Idioma: En Revista: Malays J Med Sci Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Idioma: En Revista: Malays J Med Sci Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article