TY - JOUR ID - 80076 TI - Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Sibling Cancer Needs Instrument (SCNI) JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 AU - Masoudifar, Zeynab AU - Khanali Mojen, Leila AU - Rassouli, Maryam AU - Nasiri, Maliheh AU - Patterson, Pandora AU - Mc Donald, Fiona AU - Eshghi, Peyman AD - School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AD - Can Teen, The Australian Organisation for Young People Living with Cancer, Sydney, Australia. AD - Pediatric Congenital Hematologic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Children’s Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 VL - 19 IS - 12 SP - 3457 EP - 3462 KW - Psychometrics KW - cancer KW - Adolescent KW - sibling KW - needs assessment DO - 10.31557/APJCP.2018.19.12.3457 N2 - The sibling cancer needs instrument (SCNI) is the first developed specifically for assessing psychosocial unmetneeds of adolescents having a sibling with cancer. The aim of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of itsPersian version. Methods: For this methodological study, the SCNI was translated into Persian using back-translationand revised according to the comments of the developer of the instrument. Then face validity, content validity, constructvalidity, internal consistency and the stability of the Persian version of the instrument were measure, by examininga population of 180 adolescents having a sibling with cancer in six hospitals in Tehran, Iran. The data were analyzedusing SPSS version 16 and EQS version 6.1. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis approved the construct validity ofthe instrument and its seven domains. Cronbach’s alpha was measured as 0.97 for the total instrument and 0.80- 0.92for its seven domains. In order to evaluate ttest-retest reliability, the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was alsocalculated (0.94). Conclusions: The Persian version of SCNI has acceptable psychometric properties. It can be usedfor measuring the unmet psychosocial needs in adolescents who have a sibling with cancer in the Persian-speakingpopulation. UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_80076.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_80076_3eb9c09efabd360ee6291adaaa9fc292.pdf ER -