This study evaluated the Persian version of Pandemic Grief Scale (PGS) psychometric properties in a sample 473 people who have suffered loss loved one due to COVID-19 pandemic. The scale was internally consistent with Cronbach’s alpha 0.86. PGS found positive and significant correlation between Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) Work Social Adjustment (WSAS). Furthermore, unidimensional mod...

OBJECTIVE To translate and test the reliability and validity of the 31-item epilepsy quality of life questionnaire (QOLIE-31) in Iranian epileptic patients. METHODS In order to standardize the questionnaire, using a standard "forward-backward" translation, cognitive debriefing, and cultural adaptation procedure, the English version of the QOLIE-31 was translated to Persian (the Iranian offici...

BACKGROUND The 12-Item General Health (GHQ-12) questionnaire is one of the most commonly used instruments in screening studies on mental health. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to examine the factor structure of the GHQ-12 questionnaire among the students in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS It was a cross-sectional study in which 428 university students were recruited and completed the GHQ-12...

PURPOSE To develop and validate a Farsi version of Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) for the Iranian population. METHODS This study was a translation and cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Farsi version of OSDI. Four bilingual (English-Persian) individual including three physicians and one native English teacher were asked to translate the original English OSDI questionnaire in Far...

The present study aims to assess the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Infidelity Questionnaire (INFQ). Specifically, INFQ assesses the possible elements of sexual and emotional infidelity. The instrument was translated through the back-translation strategy and revised by three panels. The validity and reliability of the INFQ were examined in the current study. Results show...

Objectives: The attentional control scale is a self- report questionnaire that assesses individual differences in attentional control. Despite its extensive use, the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the ACS are not well understood. Thus, the present study aimed at investigating the psychometric properties of the attentional control scale and its relationship with symptoms of an...

BACKGROUND The effect of health status on productivity has widely been studied and discussed in literature. Valid and reliable tools are needed to evaluate the levels of health and productivity and provide detailed information, before any intervention is implemented. World Health Organization Health and Work Performance Questionnaire (HPQ) is a widely used instrument in estimating the workplace...

BACKGROUND World Health Organization (WHO) considered Mental Health Continuum (MHC) as a good instrument for well-being studies. Moreover, gensini score (GS) is an intensity index for coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of our study was to compare GSs among patients who had coronary artery disease with different well-being states. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Tehra...