en ترجمه و اعتبارسنجی پرسشنامه راحتی در سالمندان مبتلا به بیمارهای مزمن : مطالعه توصیفی مقطعی چند مرکزی پزشكي اجتماعي Community Medicine پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:#2f5496">Background & Objectives:</span></span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Population aging is frequently accompanied by chronic disease trajectories and cumulative functional and psychosocial losses, all of which can undermine older adults&rsquo; overall sense of comfort. In this population, comfort is a fundamental human need that healthcare providers are ethically and professionally obliged to promote through intentional care strategies.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:#2f5496">Materials & Methods:</span></span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">This multicenter cross-sectional study aimed to translate the Comfort Measuring Scale into Persian and examine its psychometric properties for use among Iranian older adults with chronic conditions. The instrument&rsquo;s measurement characteristics, including validity and reliability, were evaluated in accordance with COSMIN standards.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:#2f5496">Results:</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Item-level CVI scores ranged from 0.87 to 1.00, and the scale-level CVI was 0.96. Exploratory factor analysis identified a five-factor structure comprising Self-realization and Belonging, Normality of Life, Spirituality and Meaning of Life, Control, and Safety. Factor loadings ranged from 0.64 to 0.92, exceeded the conventional threshold for factor retention, and accounted for 67.78% of the total variance, thereby meeting the predefined adequacy criteria. Subsequent confirmatory factor analysis supported the proposed factor structure and demonstrated excellent goodness-of-fit indices (&chi;&sup2;/df = 1/109, RFI = 0.641, GFI = 0.951, RMSEA = 0.021, CFI = 0.951, NFI = 0.665, TLI = 0.948, PCFI = 0.888, and PNFI = 0.620). The scale also showed strong internal consistency, with a Cronbach&rsquo;s alpha of 0.90 for the full instrument.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:#2f5496">Conclusion:</span></span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">The Persian version of the Comfort Measuring Scale demonstrated robust psychometric properties, supporting its use for assessing comfort among older adults with chronic conditions.</span></span></span></span></div> Validation study, Iran, Chronic illness, Quality of life, Instrument development. 0 0 http://jabs.fums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-40-15&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mostafa Bijani مصطفی بیژنی bizhani_mostafa@yahoo.com 100319475328460030833 100319475328460030833 Yes Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran گروه پرستاری داخلی-جراحی، دانشکده پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی فسا، فسا، ایران Rita Marques ریتا مارکویز rmarque@esscvp.eu 100319475328460030834 0009-0001-9314-1296 No Center for Interdisciplinary Health Research (CIIS), Centre for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Department of Nursing, Higher School of Health of The Portuguese Red Cross, Lisbon 1300-125, Portugal مرکز تحقیقات بین‌رشته‌ای سلامت (CIIS)، مرکز مراقبت‌های نوآورانه و فناوری سلامت (ciTechCare)، گروه پرستاری، دانشکده عالی سلامت صلیب سرخ پرتغال، لیسبون ۱۳۰۰-۱۲۵، پرتغال Zahra Khiyali زهرا خیالی 100319475328460030835 100319475328460030835 No Iranian Research Center on Aging, Department of Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran مرکز تحقیقات سالمندی ایران، گروه سالمندی، دانشگاه علوم بهزیستی و توانبخشی، تهران، ایران Erfan Pourshahri عرفان پورشهری 100319475328460030836 100319475328460030836 No Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran کمیته تحقیقات دانشجویی، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران Ali Taghinezhad علی تقی نژاد 100319475328460030837 100319475328460030837 No Department of Foreign Languages, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran گروه زبان‌های خارجی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی فسا، فسا، ایران Shoale Shakeri سهیلا شاکری 100319475328460030838 0009-0007-6228-6795 No Student Research Committee, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran کمیته تحقیقات دانشجویی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی فسا، فسا، ایران Nanid Alinejad نوید علی نژاد 100319475328460030839 100319475328460030839 No Department of Public Health, School of Health, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran گروه بهداشت عمومی، دانشکده بهداشت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی فسا، فسا، ایران