1. Psychometric Evaluation of the Sex After Myocardial Infarction Knowledge Test in Iranian Context.
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Asgar Pour H, Heidari MR, Norouzzadeh R, Rahimi F, Kazemnejad A, and Fallahi F
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- Adult, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Iran, Male, Middle Aged, Reproducibility of Results, Sexual Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Myocardial Infarction rehabilitation, Psychometrics instrumentation, Psychometrics standards
- Abstract
Purpose: To translate, adapt, and assess the psychometric properties of the Sex After MI Knowledge Test in Iranian context (where MI is myocardial infarction)., Design and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was performed. The sample comprised 250 patients with MI. Confirmatory factor analysis was applied to extract three indicators., Findings: The Sex After MI Knowledge Test indicated good reproducibility (Cronbach's α = .76, Intraclass correlation (ICC) = 0.729, CI = 0.7280-0.781, p < .001 ICC: Intraclass correlation). Nonnormed and normed fit indices (FI) were 0.89, and incremental and comparative FIs were 0.90. Goodness-of-fit index (GFI) and adjusted GFI were below the criteria. After a varimax rotation, the first six items of the instrument explained 58.71% of total variance., Practice Implications: The instrument showed acceptable psychometric properties in terms of construct validity and internal consistency. The instrument might be used to stimulate conversations patients with MI regarding sexual knowledge and concerns., (© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2018
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