Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences

en طراحی و اعتبارسنجی پرسشنامه سنجش اگاهی در زمینه علایم اضطراب و افسردگی در جامعه ایرانی : مطالعه ترکیبی Design and Psychometric Evaluation of the Iranian Version of Public Awareness of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Scale: A Mixed Methods Study روانپزشكي Psychiatry پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;">Background & Objectives: Awareness of the symptoms of anxiety and depression, two prevalent psychiatric disorders, can significantly contribute to the diagnosis, management, and prevention of mental health conditions. The assessment and measurement of awareness levels regarding anxiety and depression symptoms necessitate the utilization of specialized and validated instruments in this domain. This study was conducted with the aim of designing and psychometrically evaluating the Iranian version of Public Awareness of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Scale. Materials & Methods: The present study employed an exploratory sequential mixed methods design and was conducted in two distinct phases. In the qualitative phase, questionnaire items were initially extracted. Subsequently, in the quantitative phase, the validation of the designed instrument was undertaken, utilizing face validity, content validity; construct validity, internal consistency, and stability assessments. Results: The initial questionnaire comprised 42 items, which were reduced to 30 items following multiple sessions and revisions by the research team. According to the results of the exploratory factor analysis, factor loadings for the items ranged from 0.57 to 0.89, all of which were statistically significant. The two dimensions introduced in the original instrument were confirmed with acceptable values. The intra-class correlation coefficient for the entire instrument was calculated at 0.92. Furthermore, the reliability of the instrument, assessed through internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha, was determined to be 0.98 for the entire instrument. Conclusion: The present questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing public awareness of anxiety and depression symptoms. Consequently, healthcare system managers and policymakers can employ this tool to evaluate public awareness of anxiety and depression symptoms.</div> Psychometric Testing, Awareness, Anxiety, Depression, Public Health 138 147 http://jabs.fums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-40-11&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Bahareh Fakhraei بهاره فخرایی Fakhraei@yahoo.com 100319475328460029642 0009-0002-6378-5522 No Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran مرکز تحقیقات بیماری‌های غیرواگیر، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی فسا، فسا، ایران Amin Salimi Koochi امین سلیمی کوچی Salimi Koochi@gmail.com 100319475328460029643 0009-0004-1373-297X No Student Research Committee, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran کمیته تحقیقات دانشجویی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی فسا، فسا، ایران Ali Taghinezhad علی تقی نژاد taghinezhad1@gmail.com 100319475328460029644 100319475328460029644 No Department of Foreign Languages, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran گروه زبان های خارجی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی فسا، فسا، ایران Nematollah Jaafari نمت الله جعفری nemat.jaafari@ch-poitiers.fr. 100319475328460029645 0009-0006-3709-1673 No University of Poitiers, Center for Research on Cognition and Learning CNRS 7295, Clinical Research Unit in Psychiatry of the Center Hospitalier Henri Laborit, Poitiers, France دانشگاه پواتیه، مرکز تحقیقات شناخت و یادگیری CNRS 7295، واحد تحقیقات بالینی در روانپزشکی مرکز Hospitalier Henri Laborit، پواتیه، فرانسه Mostafa Bijani مصطفی بیژنی 100319475328460029646 100319475328460029646 Yes Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran گروه پرستاری جراحی پزشکی، دانشکده پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی فسا، فسا، ایران Erfan Pourshahri عرفان پور شهری 100319475328460029647 100319475328460029647 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