Validity and reliability assessment of the Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale Arabic version in Saudi nursing students

Validity and reliability of an Arabic version of the modified dental anxiety scale in Saudi adults

OBJECTIVES To test the reliability and validity of an Arabic version of the modified dental anxiety scale (MDAS), and to correlate it with other demographic data. METHODS The original English version of the MDAS was translated into Arabic, and then translated back into English by experienced bilingual professionals. Four hundred and seventy-four patients referred to dental clinics for treatme...

Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of Iowa Satisfaction with Anesthesia Scale in Iran

Introduction: The interaction between the doctor and the patient achieved when the physician is able to communicate effectively with the patient. Iowa Satisfaction with Anesthesia Scale is a tool for this purpose. Given that ISAS is originally in English and understudy in Iran, we decided to translate this scale into Persian and evaluate its validity and reliability.Purpose: Our aim in this stu...

Italian version of Nursing Students’ Perception of Instructor Caring (I-NSPIC): assessment of reliability and validity

BACKGROUND Clinical experience is an essential component of nursing education since it provides students with the opportunity to construct and develop clinical competencies. Instructor caring is a pivotal facilitator at the forefront of clinical education, playing a key and complex educating role in clinical sectors. For these reasons the aims of this study was to assess the validity and reliab...

Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of Lawton Instru-mental Activities of Daily Living Scale in Patients with Dementia

The Validity and Reliability of the Iranian Version of the Self-Compassion Scale

Objective: The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) which originally developed by Neff (2003a) is based on the assumption that the self-compassion comprised by self-kindness/self-judgment, common humanity/perceived isolation, and mindfulness/over-identification. This research was aimed to confirm the six-factor structure of SCS. Methods: 265 university students entered the research to assess the psyc...