Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Thai Internalized Stigma Scale among Elderly Nursing Home Residents

نویسندگان

1 Department of Geriatrics Health , Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

2 Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

3 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

4 Department of Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5 Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

6 Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

doi
10.18502/ehj.v11i1.19002
چکیده

Introduction: The Thai version of the Internalized Stigma of Living in a Care Home Scale (TIS-LCH) was developed to assess internalized stigma among older adults. This study aimed to validate the Persian translation of the TIS-LCH for use among elderly residents in Iranian nursing homes. Methods: A forward–backward translation process was conducted ...