Psychometric Properties of Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale - A Study among Atrial Fibrillation Patients
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.
Amra Salahuddin
Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Yaman W. Kassab
Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, National University of Science and Technology, Muscat, Oman.
Krupavaram Bethala
School of Pharmacy, KPJ Healthcare University College, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Ahmed Abdelrahman Gadelseed Salih
Inpatient Pharmacy, Pharmacy Department, Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Ganesh Sritheran Paneerselvam
School of Pharmacy, Taylor's University, 47500, Subang Jaya, Malaysia.
Winsthon Carpo Matias
Inpatient Pharmacy, Pharmacy Department, Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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: This study aimed to perform the psychometric properties of Perceived Stress Scale 10 among AF patients.
Methodology: A study was performed among AF patients using the Perceived Stress Scale 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: Out of total 310 study participants, there were more female patients 185 (59.7%) than the male patients 125 (40.3%). No major issues regarding internal consistency, factorial validity, and convergent validity were observed.
Conclusion: The present study confirmed the reliability and validity of Perceived Stress Scale 10 among the studied cohort of the AF patients.
Keywords: Stress, AF, psychometric, characteristics, perceived stress scale 10