ABSTRACT
Background and Aim: Increasing life expectancy and improving the quality of life of patients with cancer is one of the health priorities. The attitude towards life is one of the most important effective factors. The objective of present study was psychometric evaluation of revised life attitude scale in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
Materials and Methods: This was a methodological study. 138 patients with cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy have been selected by simple random sampling. First, the scale was translated to Persian. Internal consistency was estimated using Cronbach's coefficient alpha. The validity was determined by constructed validity using exploratory factor analysis exploratory, content validity [by calculating content validity index and content validity ratio] and also face validity
Results: Results of factor analysis showed six essential factors as the basis of Persian life attitude profile-revised scale. The first factor [goals] explained the main portion of variance of scale's questions. The index of Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin showed the adequacy of sample size. [0.601]. Content validity index was 0.79-0.85. The content validity ratio for the above choices of scale was equal to +0.99 [p<0. 05]
Conclusions: According to the results of this study the Persian version of life attitude in patients scale in cancer patients had appropriate validity and reliability. The mentioned tool is also suitable for researches and useful as a screening tool in clinical environments
ABSTRACT
The authors regret that one of the coauthor's affiliation in this article was incorrectly printed.
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to clarify the meaning and the nature of empowerment concept in some Iranian old people suffering from chronic diseases. METHODS: Concept analysis was undertaken according to the hybrid model, which consists of three phases: an initial theoretical phase, a fieldwork phase and a final analytical phase. After an extensive review of the literature in order to describe the characteristics and definition of the concept, a fieldwork phase followed in order to empirically elucidate the empowerment concept in the Iranian old people with chronic diseases. In the third phase, attributes of empowerment were extracted from the first and second phases. Purposive sampling was done for 13 participants consisted of 7 old people with chronic diseases, 3 family caregivers of elderly adult with chronic disease and 3 health care providers with experience of care with elderly patients with chronic disease. RESULTS: The review of literature in theoretical phase determined the attributes of the concept, including "active participation", "informed change", "knowledge to problem solve", "self-care responsibility", "presence of client competency", and "control of health or life". Fieldwork phase determined attributes such as "awareness promotion", "sense of control", "the development of personal abilities", "autonomy", and "coping". In the final analytical phase, the critical attributes of old people with chronic diseases were investigated. They included "social participation", "informed change", "awareness promotion to problem solve", "presence of client competency", and "control of health or life", "autonomy", "coping" and "the development of personal abilities". CONCLUSION: The concept analysis of empowerment showed some of the required conditions for the empowerment of older people with chronic diseases in nursing care, which have not been mentioned in the literature.