Testing Psychometrics of Healthcare Empowerment Questionnaires (HCEQ) among Iranian Reproductive Age Women Persian Version

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Bahram Mohebbi
Azar Tol
Elham Shakibazadeh
Mahdi Yaseri
Maryam Sabouri
Feleke Doyore Agide

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Producing high quality data needs an accuratemeasurement in any fields of study. This study aimed to testpsychometrics of the Persian version Healthcare EmpowermentQuestionnaire (HCEQ) in relation to personal care among Iranianreproductive age women and to validate the instrument for futureuse.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 549reproductive age women in a health centers affiliated to TehranUniversity of Medical Sciences producing a response rate of 100%.Content validity was established using translation and back -translation procedures, pilot testing, and getting views of expertpanel. Construct validity was measured using explanatory factoranalysis. Cronbach’s alpha was used to measure internalconsistency, and intra-class correlation coefficients were used toconfirm stability.RESULTS: The results indicated that explanatory factor analysisof 10 items in three dimensions explained 63.2% of the totalvariance. Validity and reliability of the 10-items of HCEQ with tworesponse scales (perception of control and motivation of beingempowered) assessed for internal quality showed the reliability ofinternal consistency (α=0.70; range=0.62-0.76). The correlationbetween convert (10 items) and apparent (3 factors) variables was0.5 times higher than the revealed convergent validity.CONCLUSION: The findings of this study supported the reliabilityand validity of the Persian version of HCEQ to assess the degree ofindividual empowerment in relation to personal healthcare andservices among reproductive age women. Therefore, the HCEQ-Persian version could be a useful, comprehensive, and culturallysensitive scale for assessing healthcare empowerment amongreproductive age women.

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Bahram Mohebbi, Iran University of MedicalSciences , Tehran, Iran

Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and
 Research Center

Azar Tol, TehranUniversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran,Iran

Department of Health Education and
Promotion, School of Public Health

Elham Shakibazadeh, TehranUniversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran,Iran

Department of Health Education and
Promotion, School of Public Health

Mahdi Yaseri, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health

Maryam Sabouri, TehranUniversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran,Iran

Department of Health Education and
Promotion, School of Public Health

Feleke Doyore Agide, WachemoUniversity, Ethiopia

Department of Health Education and
Promotion, School of Public Health,
International Campus, Tehran University of
Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Department of Public Health, College of
Medicine and Health Sciences