Psychometric Properties of 20-Item and 10-Item Persian Versions of Drug Abuse Screening Test
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Introduction: Substance use disorder is one of the most critical social problems in Iran. For this disorder, weneed a proper assessment tool based on our indigenous culture. Objective: This study assesses factor structure and psychometric properties 10-item 20-item Persian versions Drug Abuse Screening Tests (DAST-10 DAST-20). Materials Methods: In cross-sectional study, we randomly selected 200 participants referred to addiction treatment centers Rasht City, After translation back-translation English, face content validity DAST-10 DAST-20 were evaluated using opinions panel expertsand calculatingthe ratio index. Then, construct was by Confirmatory Factor Analysis(CFA), Cronbach α coefficient used for assessing internal consistency, Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) test-retest reliability. Results: The Mean±SD age 39.02±11.67 years. majority (50%) range 30-50 Based CFA fit indices, two instruments had good data, confirming theoretical model Root Mean Square Error Approximation (RMSEA) (RMSEA DAST-20=0.080; RMSEA DAST-10=0.055). values of 0.772 0.749, respectively, indicating their acceptable consistency. Their reliability reported at 0.997 0.995 results ICC, respectively. There strong significant positive correlation between scores (r=0.851, P=0.001). Conclusion: which after correcting confirmatory analysis, they studies DAST-8 DAST-16 have can be screening possible involvement drugs Iranian samples.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of holistic nursing and midwifery
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2588-3712', '2588-3720']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32598/jhnm.32.3.2366