Validation of Hindi translation of SRPB facets of WHOQOL-SRPB scale

Autor: Sandeep Grover, Ruchita Shah, Parmanand Kulhara
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol 35, Iss 4, Pp 358-363 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0253-7176
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7176.122225
Popis: Background: World Health Organization′s Quality of Life - Spirituality, Religiousness and Personal Beliefs Scale (WHOQOL SRPB) is a valuable instrument for assessing spirituality and religiousness. The absence of this self-administered instrument in Hindi, which is a major language in India, is an important limitation in using this scale. Aim: To translate the English version of the SRPB facets of WHOQOL-SRPB scale to Hindi and evaluate its psychometric properties. Materials and Methods: The SRPB facets were translated into Hindi using the World Health Organisation′s translation methodology. The translated Hindi version was evaluated for cross-language equivalence, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and split half reliability. Results: Hindi version was found to have good cross-language equivalence and test-retest reliability at the level of facets. Twenty-six of the 32 items and 30 of the 32 items had a significant correlation (ρ
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