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PubMed: 39299798 DOI: 10.1891/JNM-2023-0113
Validity and Reliability of the Farsi Version of the Heartland Forgiveness Scale in Iranian Cardiovascular Patients.
J Nurs Meas 33(2):260-272
Authors: Hamid Sharif-Nia, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher, Seyed Amirhossein Mazhari, Pardis Rahmatpour, Azar Jafari-Koulaee, Vahid Ganji, Maryam Ziyari, Amir Hossein Goudarzian
Affiliations
- Psychosomatic Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
- Department of Nursing, Amol Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
- Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California Sand Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Student Research Committee, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Department of Nursing, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
- Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
- Student Research Committee, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
- Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Background and Purpose: A Farsi version of the Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS-F) for assessing forgiveness in Iranian cardiovascular patients was not available. This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the Farsi version of HFS in this population. Methods: In this methodological cross-sectional research design, 400 Iranian cardiovascular patients completed the HFS-F between October 2019 and January 2020. We assessed the characteristics, content, and both exploratory and confirmatory construct validity of the measures. To evaluate the reliability and construct validity of the HFS-F, we calculated Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's omega, and the intraclass correlation coefficient. Results: Three factors were identified following confirmatory and deterministic factor analyses. The extracted factors demonstrated satisfactory reliability, exceeding a threshold of 0.7. Conclusions: The HFS-F exhibited a robust level of validity and reliability, rendering it a suitable instrument for future research endeavors.
MeSH
Nursing Assessment, Research, Psychometrics, Forgiveness