Psychometric Evaluation of the Persian Version of the Chronic Illness Anticipated Stigma Scale (CIASS).

Ali-Akbar NejatisafaSahar MozafariAhmad-Ali NoorbalaFatemeh Sadat AsgarianValerie A EarnshawMohammad-Ali SahraianFarnaz Etesam

Published in: International journal of behavioral medicine (2018)

The preliminary study of the Persian version of the CIASS indicates good reliability and validity of the measure in Iranian patients with chronic illnesses.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
mental health
social support
depressive symptoms
drug induced
hiv infected