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Psychometric Properties of a Persian Version of the SpREUK-P Questionnaire: An Instrument for Measuring the Importance and Frequency of Spiritual/Religious Practices in Iranian Patients with Chronic Gastrointestinal Diseases

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Attention to spiritual and religious issues is considered an important therapeutic method for patients with chronic disorders. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of a Persian version of the SpREUK-P questionnaire for evaluating spiritual and religious opinions among Iranian patients with chronic gastrointestinal diseases. This cross-sectional study was performed on 233 adult patients referring to the gastrointestinal clinic affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, in 2017. The Persian version of the SpREUK-P questionnaire was prepared through the forward–backward translation method. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was evaluated by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Furthermore, the construct validity of the instrument was assessed via exploratory factor analysis, while convergent and discriminant validity were investigated using Spearman correlation. Cultural adaptation, linguistic equivalency, and content validity of the Persian version of the SpREUK-P questionnaire were approved by a ten-member team of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Content validity indices were more than 0.8% across all items. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients in terms of importance and practices were 0.81 and 0.71, respectively. Furthermore, the Persian version of the SpREUK-P showed excellent convergent validity and moderate to excellent discriminant validity. The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that all items were loaded properly on their own subscales, except for two items in the practice aspect and one item in the importance aspect. In conclusion, this study showed that the developed Persian SpREUK-P questionnaire is appropriate for assessing spiritual/religious opinions in Iranian patients with chronic diseases.

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This article was extracted from the thesis written by Amin Hojati Moghadam as partial fulfillment of the requirements for obtaining his medical degree at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Furthermore, this study was supported by Vice Chancellor of Research of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (grant number: 15372). The authors would like to thank Dr. Seyed Ali Hosseini of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences for editing the English language of this manuscript.

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  1. Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Mehdi Pasalar

  2. Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Zahra Bagheri

  3. Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

    Amin Hojati-Moghadam

  4. Life, Spirituality and Coping, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany

    Arndt Büssing

  5. Molecular Dermatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Zand Avenue, Shahid Faghihi Hospital, 7134844119, Shiraz, Iran

    Mohammad Mahdi Parvizi

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MP, ZB, MMP, and AB contributed to conception and design of the work; AHM contributed to data acquisition, ZB, MMP, and MP contributed to data analysis; MP, MMP, ZB, and AB contributed to data interpretation; AHM, MP, and MMP drafted the work; MP, AB, and ZB revised the work critically for important intellectual content; MP, ZB, MMP, AB, and AHM approved the version to be published and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

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Pasalar, M., Bagheri, Z., Hojati-Moghadam, A. et al. Psychometric Properties of a Persian Version of the SpREUK-P Questionnaire: An Instrument for Measuring the Importance and Frequency of Spiritual/Religious Practices in Iranian Patients with Chronic Gastrointestinal Diseases. J Relig Health 61, 3458–3469 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01427-y

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