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BACKGROUND: Professional identity (PI) is a key factor behind nurses' ability to provide quality care. PI assessment requires valid and reliable tools. AIM: This study aimed to translate into Persian the 9-item Macleod Clark Professional Identity Scale (MCPIS) and evaluate its psychometric properties among Iranian nursing students. METHODS: In this methodological study, SMCPIS was translated into Persian through forward-backward translation. The face and content validity of the translated scale were respectively assessed by 10 nursing students and a panel of 10 experts. Then, 171 nursing students completed MCPIS and Nurse Self-Concept Questionnaire. Collected data were used for construct validity assessment through confirmatory factor analysis and criterion validity assessment through correlation analysis. Reliability assessment was also performed through the internal consistency and the test-retest methods. FINDINGS: Confirmatory factor analysis revealed good fit model for the scale. Criterion validity, measuring convergent validity, assessment also showed a significant correlation between the scores of MCPIS and Nurse Self-Concept Questionnaire (r = -0.2, P = .07). Cronbach's alpha and test-retest correlation coefficient were .87 and .72, respectively. Students' MCPIS scores ranged from 15 to 54 with a median of 44 (in the possible range of 9-54). CONCLUSION: The Persian MCPIS is a valid and reliable tool for PI assessment. Further studies are recommended to produce evidence supporting the validity and reliability of the scale.
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Allogeneic peripheral blood stem cells (PBHSCs) transplantation using apheresis is a curative method for malignant and non-malignant hematologic diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the possible effects of anxiety as well as other variables on PBHSCs apheresis success. In this cross-sectional study, different demographic and clinical data such as granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) dosage, CD 34+ cells count (before apheresis), CD 34+, CD3+ cells count in apheresis product and also complete blood count were assessed. Furthermore, for evaluation of anxiety level in donors, the Beck's anxiety inventory (BAI) was administered. In this study, 111 donors were randomly enrolled after meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results of BAI showed the mean score of 22.85⯱â¯15.43 (mild to moderate anxiety) for the participants. According to the bootstrapped quantile regression analysis, a statistically significant linear association was found between CD34+ cell count and BAI score (P-valueâ¯<â¯0.001) after adjusting for confounding variables. Moreover, the BAI score had a statistically significant effect on CD3+ cells count (P-valueâ¯=â¯0.021) after adjusting for confounding variables. Taken together, results showed that anxiety affects both CD34+ and CD3+ cells count. Thus, the authors suggest that anxiety levels would be evaluated as well as other variables in donors in order to run a proper intervention by professionals.
