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Cross-cultural adaptation of the spinal cord lesion-related coping strategies questionnaire for use in Iran

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 46; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.injury.2015.04.035

1879-0267

Mohsen Saffari, Amir H. Pakpour, Mohammad Yaghobidoot, Faten Al Zaben, Harold G. Koenige,

Occupational Therapy Practice and Research

This study examined the validity and reliability of the Iranian version of the spinal cord lesion-related coping strategies questionnaire (SCL CSQ-I) in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).Consecutive patients with SCI (n=220) were recruited into the study. A standard forward-backward translation procedure was used to translate the SCL CSQ from English into Persian. Participants also completed the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III), Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ), and SCL CSQ-I. Psychometric properties examined were internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and construct validity.Cronbach alphas for the SCL CSQ-I subscales ranged from 0.68 to 0.89, indicating acceptable internal reliability, and intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.74 to 0.89, indicating good test-retest reliability. The SCL CSQ-I subscales significantly correlated with scores on the SF-12, HADS, SCIM III and CIQ, indicating solid convergent validity. Each item of the SCL CSQ-I within a hypothesized dimension correlated strongly with the total score for that dimension. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses identified a three-factor model. The SCL CSQ-I subscales correlated significantly with clinical and socio-demographic characteristics.The Iranian version of the SCL CSQ is a reliable and valid tool for measuring coping strategies in persons with SCI.