Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
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journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
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10.18869/mjiri
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8888
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jalali
1392
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gregorian
2014
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Development of a scale for measuring social health of Iranians living in three big cities
Health
Health
Original Research
Original Research
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph TEXT-ALIGN: justify MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115% mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">Background:</span></b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115% mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"> Social health is considered as a significant dimension of health and, hence, its assessment is vital in health planning. Within this context, this study aimed to develop a valid and reliable scale for measuring individual’s social health in Iran. To do so, an exploratory sequential mixed method was used.<p></p></span></font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph TEXT-ALIGN: justify MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115% mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">Methods:</span></b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115% mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"> To establish the item pool and primary scale, 30 interviews with experts and other stakeholders, and a primary review of relevant literature and similar questionnaires were conducted. Then, a survey with 800 respondents from three cities in Iran was undertaken to assess the validity and reliability of the scale.<p></p></span></font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph TEXT-ALIGN: justify MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115% mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">Results:</span></b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115% mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"> In the qualitative stage of this study, after careful consideration, forty questions were remained for the next step. Considering the correlation of the score of each question with the total score of the questionnaire, seven questions were omitted. For this questionnaire with 33 remaining questions, Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency was estimated to be 0.86. The reliability coefficient for 100 samples (taken after 7 to 10 days from the first round of sampling) was 0.91. Considering the factor analysis, three factors were recognized. These factors were named as “family”, “community” and “friends and relatives”. Cronbach's Alpha for internal consistency of community, friends and relatives, and family factors were estimated to be 0.91, 0.77 and 0.78 respectively. The corresponding value of the reliability indicator, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), for community, friends and relatives, and family were calculated 0.69, 0.80 and 0.67 respectively.<p></p></span></font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph TEXT-ALIGN: justify MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115% mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115% mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"> We developed a measurable scale for social health at an individual level in the Iranian community with an acceptable level of validity and reliability. The new developed scale is able to provide an opportunity to measure Iranians’ social health at an individual level. Such an indicator of individual health can be used in evaluating the performance of social health policies and providing a platform for evidence-based policy-making in the social health context.<p></p></span></font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font>
Social health, Iran, Scale development, Measure.
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-607&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Kambiz
Abachizadeh
abachizade@gmail.com.
200319475328460017444
200319475328460017444
Yes
Department of community medicine, Medical School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Battol
Tayefi
tayefi.betti@gmail.com.
200319475328460017445
200319475328460017445
No
Department of community medicine, Medical School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abbas Ali
Nasehi
dr_nasehi@yahoo.com
200319475328460017446
200319475328460017446
No
Addiction Department of Health Deputy of Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
Nadereh
Memaryan
naderememaryan@yahoo.com
200319475328460017447
200319475328460017447
No
Social Health Bureau, Health Deputy of Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam
Rassouli
rassouli.m@gmail.com
200319475328460017448
200319475328460017448
No
Department of Pediatric Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery School, Shahid Beheshti University of MedicalSciences, Tehran, Iran.
Soheila
Omidnia
ne_soha@yahoo.com
200319475328460017449
200319475328460017449
No
Health Deputy of Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
Leila
Bagherzadeh
l-bagherzadeh@gmail.com
200319475328460017450
200319475328460017450
No
Medical School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.