Psychometric Characteristics of Perceived Stress Scale – 10 (PSS-10) in Cardiovascular Patients
Muhammad Zahid Iqbal
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Lahore Pharmacy College, Lahore Medical & Dental College, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Bushra Jabeen
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Natural, Health, Humanities and Social Sciences, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan.
Yaman W. Kassab
Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, National University of Science and Technology, Muscat, Oman.
Muhammad Shahid Iqbal *
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Objective: The objective of the current study was to assess the psychometric characteristics of Perceived Stress Scale 10 (PSS-10) in cardiovascular patients.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was performed in cardiovascular patients using the PSS-10. Sociodemographic and patients reported clinical data were collected. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.0. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: There were more male patients (n=212) than the female patients (n=150) in total of 362 studied patients. No major problems regarding internal consistency, factorial validity, convergent validity and floor and ceiling effect were observed.
Conclusion: The present study confirmed the psychometric characteristics of PSS-10 in cardiovascular patients.
Keywords: Stress, cardiovascular, reliability, validity, characteristics, PSS-10