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ArticleBMC public health2023

Investigating the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the attitude scale for cancer screening.

Naeimeh Sarkhani, Reza Negarandeh, Mohammad Ehsan Heshmatian

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07745517 (EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE-LED AND TEXT MESSAGING INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE BREAST CANCER SCREENING IN GHANA), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT07745517 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Evaluating the effectiveness of community health nurse-led and text messaging interventions to improve breast cancer screening in ghana: a multi-arm randomised controlled trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of HuddersfieldRan2026 to 2027Enrolled828ConditionsBreast Cancer ScreeningArmsCommunity Health Nurse-Led Breast Cancer Screening Education, Text Messaging Breast Cancer Screening Educational Intervention, Control Arm - standard of care
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Naeimeh SarkhaniNursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8526-8895
Reza NegarandehNursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. rnegarandeh@tums.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7597-5094
Mohammad Ehsan HeshmatianResearch Center for Cognitive & Behavioral Sciences in Police, Directorate of Health, Rescue & Treatment, Police Headquarter, Tehran, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0835-4925
Iranshahr University · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIndividual attitude is an essential component in facilitating people's participation in adopting cancer screening behaviors. People's attitudes toward cancer screening should be evaluated with a valid and reliable scale. Therefore, this study investigated the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the attitude scale for cancer screening.

methodIn this psychometric study, the Farsi version of the attitude scale for cancer screening was prepared from English to Farsi using the Backward-Forward method. Then content, face, and construct validity, plus reliability, was evaluated by Internal Consistency and Stability methods. Construct validity was investigated using Exploratory Factor Analysis with a sample of 246 adults referring to health centers in the south of Tehran. Data analysis was done using SPSS V24 software.

resultsAll items received an acceptable Content Validity Ratio. The content Validity Index was confirmed for all items with a value greater than 0.79. In the qualitative review of content and face validity, all items were confirmed. Unlike the original version of the scale, which was a single factor, the results of Exploratory Factor Analysis indicated the existence of 2 factors explaining 63.84% of the total variance of the scale. Reliability based on Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the whole scale was 0.88, and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient for the entire scale was calculated for scale reliability using the single-rating, absolute-agreement, 2-way mixed-effects method as 0.84.

conclusionThis study confirmed the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the attitude scale for cancer screening with two factors (Willing Attitude and Unwilling Attitude). Therefore, it can be a suitable and valid scale to evaluate the attitude of the community for cancer screening.

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Early Detection of CancerNeoplasmsAdultHumansIranPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesAttitudeCancer screeningPsychometricsScale

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