Development and validation of cardiac patient competence questionnaire, Iranian version

Development and validation of cardiac patient competence questionnaire, Iranian version

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BACKGROUND: The aim was to translate and develop a patient competence (PC) questionnaire in the context of cardiology and test its validity and reliability.METHODS: In total, 148 cardiac patients who have inclusion criteria of the study were completed cardiac PC (CPC) questionnaire.Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and self-administered instrument European quality of life 5-dimensions were used to further validate the CPC questionnaire.

The CPC was translated according to the recommended methodology for translating questionnaires, and psychometric pot h properties including internal consistency, factor analysis, discriminant validity, construct validity, and concurrent criterion validity were tested.RESULTS: Five domains in problem-focused task including search for information, self-regulation, being assertive, independent decision-making, and looking for social services, and three domains in emotion-focused task including stress management, confronting the threat, and avoidance were obtained by factor analysis.The standardized Cronbach’s α of all domains were statistically significant (P < 0.

001) and internal consistency for all domains was acceptable.Significant intercorrelations of CPC domains also indicated good criterion validity.As there were no cross-loadings, the domains have demonstrated good construct validity and discriminant validity.

CONCLUSION: The Elbow Guards results of this study show that the Persian version of the CPC is a reliable and valid questionnaire.Although further improvement of this measure is clearly required, it suggests being a potential basis for investigating the determinants and health effects of CPC.  .