Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Pap Smear Belief Questionnaire in Iranian Women
Background: Beliefs of women play a very important role in efficacy of screening for cervical cancer. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate their points of view using appropriate tools with suitable validity and reliability. It seems that the Pap Smear Belief Questionnaire (PSBQ) can assess the...
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| author | Marzieh Saei Ghare Naz Abbas Ebadi Taybeh Darooneh Farzaneh Rashidi Fakari Farahnaz Kholosi Badr Vida Ghasemi Giti Ozgoli |
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| description | Background: Beliefs of women play a very important role in efficacy of screening for cervical cancer. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate their points of view using appropriate tools with suitable validity and reliability. It seems that the Pap Smear Belief Questionnaire (PSBQ) can assess the attitudes and beliefs of women towards screening for Pap smear. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate cross-cultural adaptation of beliefs regarding cervical cancer screening in Iranian women. Method: In the present study, the cross-cultural adaptation was investigated in 318 married participants. Following the translation and re-translation processes of PSBQ, approval by author, and obtaining the views of the experts as well as participants, the face and content validities of questionnaire were determined qualitatively. Moreover, the construct validity was affirmed by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The tool reliability was analyzed by internal consistency and test-retest methods. Results: The construct validity of the questionnaire had four subscales (exam-related factors, benefits, barriers, and vulnerability). Cronbach's alpha was obtained as 0.93 and the intracluster correlation coefficient was 0.98, indicating the reliability of the Persian version of this questionnaire. Implications for Practice: The Persian version of PSBQ had an acceptable validity and reliability among the Iranian female population. This reliable instrument can be used to assess the existing status, in addition to study the effectiveness of breast cancer screening beliefs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4687f352673547599b9af6ead5159ea62022-12-21T18:56:03ZfasMashhad University of Medical SciencesJournal of Evidence-Based Care2008-24872008-370X2018-10-0183273410.22038/ebcj.2018.31076.177211184Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Pap Smear Belief Questionnaire in Iranian WomenMarzieh Saei Ghare Naz0Abbas Ebadi1Taybeh Darooneh2Farzaneh Rashidi Fakari3Farahnaz Kholosi Badr4Vida Ghasemi5Giti Ozgoli6PhD Student of Reproductive Health, Student Research Committee, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranProfessor, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Life style institute, Faculty of Nursing , Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranMSc, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranPhD Student of Reproductive Health, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBS, North Tehran Health Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranPhD Student of Reproductive Health, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranAssistant Professor of Reproductive Health, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBackground: Beliefs of women play a very important role in efficacy of screening for cervical cancer. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate their points of view using appropriate tools with suitable validity and reliability. It seems that the Pap Smear Belief Questionnaire (PSBQ) can assess the attitudes and beliefs of women towards screening for Pap smear. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate cross-cultural adaptation of beliefs regarding cervical cancer screening in Iranian women. Method: In the present study, the cross-cultural adaptation was investigated in 318 married participants. Following the translation and re-translation processes of PSBQ, approval by author, and obtaining the views of the experts as well as participants, the face and content validities of questionnaire were determined qualitatively. Moreover, the construct validity was affirmed by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The tool reliability was analyzed by internal consistency and test-retest methods. Results: The construct validity of the questionnaire had four subscales (exam-related factors, benefits, barriers, and vulnerability). Cronbach's alpha was obtained as 0.93 and the intracluster correlation coefficient was 0.98, indicating the reliability of the Persian version of this questionnaire. Implications for Practice: The Persian version of PSBQ had an acceptable validity and reliability among the Iranian female population. This reliable instrument can be used to assess the existing status, in addition to study the effectiveness of breast cancer screening beliefs.http://ebcj.mums.ac.ir/article_11184_c5ad2c47751c4fee84e96a7c78d3c0d2.pdfCervical cancerPap smearPSBQ adaptationPsychometricScreening beliefs |
| spellingShingle | Marzieh Saei Ghare Naz Abbas Ebadi Taybeh Darooneh Farzaneh Rashidi Fakari Farahnaz Kholosi Badr Vida Ghasemi Giti Ozgoli Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Pap Smear Belief Questionnaire in Iranian Women Journal of Evidence-Based Care Cervical cancer Pap smear PSBQ adaptation Psychometric Screening beliefs |
| title | Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Pap Smear Belief Questionnaire in Iranian Women |
| title_full | Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Pap Smear Belief Questionnaire in Iranian Women |
| title_fullStr | Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Pap Smear Belief Questionnaire in Iranian Women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Pap Smear Belief Questionnaire in Iranian Women |
| title_short | Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Pap Smear Belief Questionnaire in Iranian Women |
| title_sort | cross cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the pap smear belief questionnaire in iranian women |
| topic | Cervical cancer Pap smear PSBQ adaptation Psychometric Screening beliefs |
| url | http://ebcj.mums.ac.ir/article_11184_c5ad2c47751c4fee84e96a7c78d3c0d2.pdf |
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