Niloofar Tari, Hamidreza Mahmoodi, Seyyed Hamed Hosseini, Kamran Balighi, Maryam Daneshpazhooh, , , ,
Volume 3, Issue 2 (6-2012)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Pruritus is a major symptom of dermatologic
diseases and a common symptom of systemic diseases. Severity of itch cannot be
measured objectively. It’s usually determined to using a Visual Analogue Scale
(VAS). But none of them can determine the effect of pruritus on patients'
quality of life. So in the present study we sought to translate and develop a
validated reliable Farsi version of pruritus specific quality of life
instrument, ItchyQoL.
Methods: ItchyQoL questionnaire was translated to Farsi by
two bilingual people, and then it was back-translated to English by two other
bilinguals. These two questionnaires were matched and revised and the final
Farsi questionnaire was established. Forty four patients with dermatologic
pruritus filled the questionnaire at the baseline and 72 hours later, and the
structural reliability and validity of it was analyzed.
Results: The questionnaire had internal consistency and
reproducibility. The questionnaire reliability was also analyzed by test-retest
which was significant. Construct validity was analyzed by examining the
relationship between intensity and frequency of itching with the total score in
the three main axis symptoms, which was significant in all except the
dysfunction axis.
Conclusion: The Farsi version of ItchyQoL questionnaire has favorable reliability and validity.
Azra Mohammadpanah Ardakan, Jalil Babapour Kheir-Ol-Din, Rahim Yousefi,
Volume 5, Issue 1 (3-2014)
Abstract
Background and Aim: The present research aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of socio-cultural attitudes towards appearance questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3).
Methods: The sample of this study cross-sectional was 250 highschool students (173 girls and 77 boys) in Abarkouh, who were selected through cluster random sampling, responded to Persian version of socio-cultural attitudes towards appearance questionnaire-3. The reliability coefficients of the SATAQ-3 were calculated using internal consistency and spilt-half methods, which were 0.77 and 0.55 respectively. The construct validity of the inventory was investigated using factor analysis.
Results: Factor analysis of the inventory using varimax rotation based on scree test, showed 4 factors labeled Internalization-General, Internalization-Athlete, Information and Pressures, which covered 37.61% percent of the total variance.
Conclusion: In general, findings of the research confirmed appropriate validity and reliability of the Persian version of SATAQ-3 and showed that it can be simply applied in clinical and research situations for evaluation of individual’s attitude towards personal appearance affected by socio-cultural factors.
