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Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version of the Disaster Resilience Measuring Tool for Health care Rescuers in Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2024

Maryam Shabany ,
Maryam Azizi ,
Zahra Salajegheh ,
Sheri D. Pruitt  and
Mohammad Imanipour Open the ORCID record for Mohammad Imanipour [Opens in a new window]
Maryam Shabany
Affiliation:
Research and community health department, Nursing school, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Maryam Azizi
Affiliation:
Health in Disaster and Emergency Department, Nursing school, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Zahra Salajegheh
Affiliation:
Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman University Medical Science, Kerman, Iran
Sheri D. Pruitt
Affiliation:
Former Director, Behavioral Science Integration Kaiser Permanente, The Permanente Medical Group, North Valley, Sacramento, CA, USA
Mohammad Imanipour*
Affiliation:
Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Nursing school, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*
Corresponding author: Mohammad Imanipour; Emails: mohammad.imani2014@gmail.com; Imanipour@ajaums.ac.ir
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Abstract

Objectives

This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Disaster Resilience Measuring Tool (DRMT-C19).

Methods

The research was a methodological, psychometric study. Standard translation processes were performed. Face validity and content validity were determined along with construct and convergent validity. To determine the final version of the questionnaire, 483 health care rescuers were selected using a consecutive sampling method. Other resilience-related questionnaires were used to assess concurrent validity. All quantitative data analyses were conducted using SPSS 22 and Jamovi 2.3.28 software.

Results

The content validity and reliability were indicated using Scale’s Content Validity Ratio (S-CVR) = 0.92 and Scale’s Content Validity Index (S-CVI) = 0.93. The comprehensiveness of the measurement tool = 0.875%. Cronbach’s α = 0.89 and the test re-test reliability using interclass correlation coefficients (ICC) = 0.68 to 0.92. Exploratory factor analysis determined 4 factors which accounted for more than 58.54% of the variance among the items. Confirmatory factor analysis determined 12 factors. The concurrent validity between the DRMT-C19 and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) was r = 0.604 (P ≤ 0.0001).

Conclusions

The DRMT-C19 has satisfactory psychometric properties and is a valid, reliable, and valuable tool for assessing resilience against disasters in Iran’s Persian-speaking health care rescuers.

Keywords

disasterresiliencereliability and validityhealthcare rescuerspsychometrics
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 18 , 2024 , e317
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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