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Validity and Reliability of Persian Version of Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Iranian Cancer Patients.

Hamid Sharif Nia, Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani, Amir Hossein Goudarzian, Mahdi Zarei, Shabnam Shariatpanahi

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Hamid Sharif NiaTraditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Mansoureh Ashghali FarahaniNursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Health Management Research Institute, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amir Hossein GoudarzianStudent Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3266-101X
Mahdi ZareiDepartment of Nursing, Arak Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Shabnam ShariatpanahiDepartment of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2997-1823

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Objectives: This study aims to assess the linguistic and cultural validity of the translated Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) in Persian, ensuring that the nuances of social support are adequately captured and comprehended by Iranian cancer patients. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 400 cancer patients from Iran were assessed using the MSPSS. By using exploratory factor analysis (with Maximum Likelihood factor analysis and Promax rotation) and confirmatory factor analysis, the construct validity of this scale was assessed. To check for internal consistency, the average inter-item correlation, Cronbach's alpha, and McDonald's omega coefficients were used. Results: Most of the participants ranged in age from 49 to 59 years ( Conclusions: The Farsi version of the MSPSS as a self-report measure showed acceptable reliability and validity. Consequently, the scale can be used by nurses to evaluate perceived social support among Farsi-speaking cancer patients that can help them to take necessary actions to decrease the level of concern in these patients.

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