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The Malay Version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)-10 is a Reliable and Valid Measure for Stress among Nurses in Malaysia.

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) is widely used to assess stress perception. The aim of this study was to translate the original PSS-10 into Malay and assess the reliability and validity of the Malay version among nurses. METHODS: The Malay version of the PSS-10 was distributed among 229 nurses from four government hospitals in Selangor State. Test-retest reliability and concurrent validity was conducted with 25 nurses with the Malay version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) 21. Cronbach's alpha, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), intraclass correlation coefficient and Pearson's r correlation coefficient were used to determine the psychometric properties of the Malay PSS-10. RESULTS: < 0.004), respectively. CONCLUSION: The Malay version of the PSS-10 demonstrated a satisfactory level of validity and reliability to assess stress perception. Therefore, this questionnaire is valid in assessing stress perception among nurses in Malaysia.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu, Noor Hassim Ismail, Krishna Gopal Rampal

Institutions: University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Perdana University

Language: English

Topic: Health Education and Validation

Subfield: Research and Theory

Field: Nursing

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2597077807

FWCI: 1.442

Cites: 11

Cited by: 32

Related to: 10