Title of article :
Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale as a Reliable Tool for Assessment of Quality of Marital Relationship in Patients on Long-Term Hemodialysis
Author/Authors :
Assari, Shervin Behavioral Sciences Research Center - Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Moghani Lankarani, Maryam Medicine and Health Promotion Institute, Tehran, Iran , Tavallaii, Abbas Medicine and Health Promotion Institute, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Although the revised dyadic adjustment scale (RDAS) has been
widely used as an indicator of the quality of marital relationship,
no report is available on the reliability of this measure in patients
on hemodialysis. We examined the internal consistency of the
RDAS in a group of Iranian patients undergoing maintenance
hemodialysis. A translated Persian version of the RDAS was
self-administered to 135 patients. The internal consistency of the
RDAS was tested using the Chronbach α coefficient which was
0.898, 0.683, 0.779, 0.827, and 0.836 for the RDAS total score and
the dyadic consensus, affective expression, dyadic satisfaction, and
dyadic cohesion subdomains, respectively. All of the Chronbach α
scores were higher in patients with higher income and education
level. Using the RDAS to examine marital relationship quality in
patients on hemodialysis, the total score and almost all subscores
except for dyadic consensus had adequate internal consistency
Keywords :
chronic kidney failure , marital relationship , psychometrics , internal consistency
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics