Motamed-Jahromi Mohadeseh, Kaveh Mohammad Hossein, Nazari Far Ebrahim, Asadollahi Abdolrahim, Vitale Elsa, Parvaresh-Masoud Mohammad
Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2024 May 22;10:23337214241255462. doi: 10.1177/23337214241255462. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.
Mindful self-care is a valuable activity that contributes to old people's independence and self-control and its development is in line with the duties of social workers. This study aimed to validate the mindful self-care scale (MSCS) for Iranian old people and was performed on old people living in the community of Shiraz, Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on old people living in the community who met the inclusion criteria in Shiraz, Iran. After linguistic validation of the Persian version of MSCS with 36 items, face, and content validity were determined. Then the first part of construct validity was conducted using a kurtosis test, and exploratory factor analysis with the first sample ( = 250). After selecting the appropriate items, confirmatory factor analysis was assessed with the second sample ( = 250). Scale reliability was also evaluated. The optimal cut-off points were obtained by calculating the area under the curve (AUC). SPSS version 23 was used for further data analysis, while confirmatory factor analysis was conducted using AMOS version 24. Exploratory factor analysis loaded only 24 items with four factors. The modified second-order confirmatory factor analysis model displayed a good fit (RMSEA = 0.04; CFI = 0.90; GFI = 0.90). Cronbach's alpha coefficient of MSCS with 24 items was .94. The cut-off points were 38, 11, 23, and 17 for factors of resilience, goal achievement, supportive relationship, and self-care respectively, and 90 for the whole instrument. The study found that the MSCS short form with 24 items is valid and reliable in the Iranian elderly population, making it an effective tool for mental self-care screening and a practical tool for social workers. However, the study recommends repeating the study in other cities of Iran to generalize the findings.
正念自我关怀是一项有价值的活动，有助于老年人的独立性和自我控制能力，其发展符合社会工作者的职责。本研究旨在验证伊朗老年人的正念自我关怀量表（MSCS），并在伊朗设拉子社区的老年人中进行。这项横断面研究是针对伊朗设拉子社区中符合纳入标准的老年人开展的。在对包含36个条目的波斯语版MSCS进行语言验证后，确定了其表面效度和内容效度。然后，使用峰度检验和对第一个样本（n = 250）进行探索性因子分析来进行结构效度的第一部分研究。在选择合适的条目后，用第二个样本（n = 250）评估验证性因子分析。还评估了量表的信度。通过计算曲线下面积（AUC）获得最佳临界点。使用SPSS 23版进行进一步的数据分析，而使用AMOS 24版进行验证性因子分析。探索性因子分析仅提取了24个条目并分为四个因子。修正后的二阶验证性因子分析模型显示拟合良好（RMSEA = 0.04；CFI = 0.90；GFI = 0.90）。24个条目的MSCS的克朗巴哈α系数为0.94。复原力、目标达成、支持性人际关系和自我关怀因子的临界点分别为38、11、23和17，整个量表的临界点为90。研究发现，24个条目的MSCS简版在伊朗老年人群体中有效且可靠，使其成为心理自我关怀筛查的有效工具和社会工作者的实用工具。然而，该研究建议在伊朗其他城市重复此项研究以推广研究结果。
