Development and psychometric assessment of the sexual health education necessity scale: An exploratory mixed method study

Rahmani, Azam; Nithyanantham, Vinnaras; Fallahi, Alireza; Allahqoli, Leila; Sadeghi, Narges

doi:10.47176/mjiri.33.94

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“…To validate this scale in Iran, 900 questionnaire packages were distributed among the general population of Tehran using the cluster random sampling method (response rate: 59 per cent). Cronbach's alpha coefficients in the screening section and the whole scale were satisfactory (0/81) (Esfahani et al, 2015).…”

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High‐Risk Behaviours, Suicide and Social Isolation in Street Adolescents in Iran: A Cross‐Sectional Descriptive Study

Ghelbash,

Ghasemloo,

Ghelbash

et al. 2024

Child Abuse Review

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Street adolescents are exposed to many high‐risk behaviours such as drug abuse, risky sexual activity, violence and suicide. This issue is a challenge and concern in the health field in developing societies due to the lack of adequate welfare and support facilities. This study aimed to investigate high‐risk behaviours among street adolescents and the factors involved. This study was a cross‐sectional study of 124 street adolescents in Shiraz. Data were collected through four questionnaires: demographic information, Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSSI), Iranian Adolescents Risk Scale (IARS) and Russell Social Isolation Scale in the form of interviews. The highest mean risky behaviour in these participants was 17.07 ± 3.31 for sexual intercourse. The lowest risky behaviour observed in adolescents was high‐risk driving, averaging 8.21 ± 2.59. According to the results, 31.5 per cent showed a high risk of suicidal ideation. Also, 68.5 per cent of these adolescents reported a tendency to severe isolation. In general, street adolescents in Iran are highly vulnerable to high‐risk behaviours. This group of adolescents needs comprehensive support programmes from education centres, the Welfare Department and the Ministry of Health.

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High‐Risk Behaviours, Suicide and Social Isolation in Street Adolescents in Iran: A Cross‐Sectional Descriptive Study

Ghelbash,

Ghasemloo,

Ghelbash

et al. 2024

Child Abuse Review

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“…The researchers collected data through focus group discussions (FGDs) because group discussions revealed a wide range of sensitive personal information and some sensitive topics emerged only in the context of group discussions [21]. There have been several studies that used FGDs in the exploratory phase of mixed methods to design the scale and investigate the psychometric properties [22][23][24][25].…”

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A Mixed-Methods Study to Develop a Resilience Scale for Thai Elderly with Chronic Diseases and Depression

Thongkhum

Peungposop

Sakunpong

2022

Depression Research and Treatment

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This study was an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design to develop a resilience scale for Thai elderly with chronic diseases and depression. The qualitative findings from the focus group discussion with 6 participants were used to develop a resilience scale, and the scale was then tested on 310 samples to check the reliability and validity of the scale. The qualitative results showed that resilience was defined in 3 themes: My Characteristics, My Abilities, and My Dependencies, which were composed of 9 different categories. The results of the quantitative examination showed that all 21 items of the resilience scale had a good corrected item-total correlation and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.85 indicated that the scale was internally consistent and highly reliable. The construct validity of the resilience scale was tested by confirmatory factor analysis and revealed that the resilience model was consistent with the empirical data based on the goodness-of-fit index ( chi − square = 161.51 , df = 186 , p value = 0.90 , RMSEA = 0.000 ). All the results show that the resilience scale has excellent and appropriate psychological properties. Health-care workers can use the resilience scale to assess the elderly and develop a resilience-promoting program specifically for the elderly with chronic diseases and depression to improve the well-being of the elderly.

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“…Higher scores reflect more suicide risk (Cochrane‐Brink et al, 2000). Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the screening part and the whole Persian version of the scale was 0.829 and 0.837, respectively (Esfahani et al, 2015). The scale's construct validity was evaluated by correlating the BSSI scores and the scores of the Symptoms Checklist‐90‐Revised scales (SCL‐90‐R) (Esfahani et al, 2015).…”

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“…Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the screening part and the whole Persian version of the scale was 0.829 and 0.837, respectively (Esfahani et al, 2015). The scale's construct validity was evaluated by correlating the BSSI scores and the scores of the Symptoms Checklist‐90‐Revised scales (SCL‐90‐R) (Esfahani et al, 2015). This scale has acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.95) in the present sample.…”

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Temporal relationships between changes in depression and suicidal ideation: A mediation analysis in a randomized double‐blinded clinical trial

2022

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Objectives There is a considerable debate regarding the possible dependence between depression and suicidal ideation treatments. The present study used a novel mediation approach in a randomized comparison of pharmacotherapy and combined therapy to explore whether depressive symptoms mediate the association between treatment and suicidal ideation and whether it depends on the treatment condition. Design This study is a randomized, controlled, parallel group (1:1), clinical trial using a novel mediation approach for longitudinal data. Latent difference score modelling was utilized to investigate whether changes in depressive symptoms drive subsequent changes in suicide ideation. Method Participants were 94 depressive suicidal outpatients who were assessed regarding depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation over the course of an experiment (0–2‐7 months). Direct and indirect associations between (change in) depressive symptoms and (change in) suicidal ideation were explored using Pearson's correlations and latent difference score model. Results The results showed that depression treatment affects not only suicidal ideation directly but also its influence on suicidal ideation occurs via improvement in depressive symptoms. It was found a more significant effect of combining pharmacotherapy and PPT (in comparison with the pharmacotherapy alone) on the early and late improvements of suicidal ideation (Δ 0–2 and Δ 2–7) via the early improvement of depressive symptoms (Δ 0–2). Conclusions The findings indicate that changes in depressive symptoms preceded changes in suicidal ideation. Our results highlighted that improving depressive symptoms could be a primary target in treating patients with depression experiencing suicidal thoughts.

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Development and psychometric assessment of the sexual health education necessity scale: An exploratory mixed method study

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High‐Risk Behaviours, Suicide and Social Isolation in Street Adolescents in Iran: A Cross‐Sectional Descriptive Study

High‐Risk Behaviours, Suicide and Social Isolation in Street Adolescents in Iran: A Cross‐Sectional Descriptive Study

A Mixed-Methods Study to Develop a Resilience Scale for Thai Elderly with Chronic Diseases and Depression

Temporal relationships between changes in depression and suicidal ideation: A mediation analysis in a randomized double‐blinded clinical trial

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