TY - JOUR
T1 - Public intention to prepare for earthquakes
T2 - Psychometric properties of persian version
AU - Ranjbar, Maryam
AU - Soleimani, Ali Akbar
AU - Saleh Sedghpour, Bahram
AU - Shahboulaghi, Farahnaz Mohammadi
AU - Paton, Douglas
AU - Noroozi, Mehdi
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper reports a part of a Ph.D. project that funded (Contract: 29546) by Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation. The authors appreciate the valuable cooperation and consultations of Dr. Mir Taher Mousavi, Dr. Hesam Ghiasvand, and Dr. Gholamreza Ghaedamini.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Ranjbar et al. Published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
PY - 2021/7/22
Y1 - 2021/7/22
N2 - Background: People are still not prepared for earthquakes in vulnerable areas although preparedness consid-ered an effective way of reducing the disastrous consequences. A proper tool was needed to assess the predicting factors of mitigation behaviors in a large vulnerable community who speak Persian. This study aimed to in-troduce the valid and reliable Persian version of public intention to prepare against earthquakes. Methods: Translation, validation and reliability checking articulated according to the standard methodology for Forward-Backward translation and psychometric evaluation. Totally, 369 Tehran households were selected through stratified random sampling from Oct 2016 to Jun 2017. Exploratory Factor Analysis used to check the construct validity of all scales. Results: Face, content and construct validity of all scales confirmed (S-CVR:.65) and (S-CVI/Universal:.98). The finalized Persian version (69 items in 8 scales) showed good reliability over time in test-retest (ICC:.92) and high internal consistency both in the pilot (α:.94) and main studies (α:.94). No significant floor and ceiling effects were found in any of scales. Conclusion: Persian version of Earthquake Public Intention to Prepare is applicable as a valid and reliable instrument for research regarding disaster preparedness in Persian speaking communities.
AB - Background: People are still not prepared for earthquakes in vulnerable areas although preparedness consid-ered an effective way of reducing the disastrous consequences. A proper tool was needed to assess the predicting factors of mitigation behaviors in a large vulnerable community who speak Persian. This study aimed to in-troduce the valid and reliable Persian version of public intention to prepare against earthquakes. Methods: Translation, validation and reliability checking articulated according to the standard methodology for Forward-Backward translation and psychometric evaluation. Totally, 369 Tehran households were selected through stratified random sampling from Oct 2016 to Jun 2017. Exploratory Factor Analysis used to check the construct validity of all scales. Results: Face, content and construct validity of all scales confirmed (S-CVR:.65) and (S-CVI/Universal:.98). The finalized Persian version (69 items in 8 scales) showed good reliability over time in test-retest (ICC:.92) and high internal consistency both in the pilot (α:.94) and main studies (α:.94). No significant floor and ceiling effects were found in any of scales. Conclusion: Persian version of Earthquake Public Intention to Prepare is applicable as a valid and reliable instrument for research regarding disaster preparedness in Persian speaking communities.
KW - Earthquake
KW - Intention to prepare
KW - Psychometric properties
KW - Translation
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U2 - 10.18502/ijph.v50i8.6815
DO - 10.18502/ijph.v50i8.6815
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85110771680
SN - 2251-6085
VL - 50
SP - 1678
EP - 1686
JO - Iranian Journal of Public Health
JF - Iranian Journal of Public Health
IS - 8
ER -
