Qualitative evaluation and adaptation of the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-13) in NepaliShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: 10th Nordic Health Promotion Research Conference 2023: Sustainability and the impact on health and well-being: Abstract Book, Halmstad: Halmstad University Press, 2023, p. 58-59Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Background
Stronger Sense of Coherence (SOC) associates with better health, quality of life, and coping strategies. We translated and applied the SOC-13 questionnaire for the first time in Nepal. In this process we identified difficulties in response patterns. The findings necessitated further evaluation of the Nepali version of the questionnaire.
Purpose of the study
To qualitatively evaluate the SOC-13 questionnaire in Nepali for cross-cultural adaptation.
Methods and Theory
Nineteen registered nurses from Nepal were asked to respond to the SOC-13 questionnaire in Nepalese, in order to receive their thoughts and understanding of SOC-13, inspired by the “think-aloud” method. Transcribed materials were analyzed using a deductive approach through qualitative content analysis.
Findings
Participants described the questionnaire content as general and non-specific but easy to complete. The overall comprehensiveness and response alternatives were perceived as good, even if there were some items and response alternatives that were difficult to understand according to the nurses. Nurses’ interpretation of the SOC items in the translated version of the SOC-13 questionnaire in Nepali matched the original English version. Items that were experienced as difficult in the Nepali language were modified to increase their comprehensiveness by substituting with easier language.
Conclusion
The current revised version of the SOC-13 questionnaire in Nepali is valid and useful to explore individuals’ overall life orientation and their abilities to deal with and cope with various life events in the Nepalese context.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Halmstad: Halmstad University Press, 2023. p. 58-59
Keywords [en]
Health resources, qualitative validation, resources, salutogenesis, sense of coherence
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology Nursing
Research subject
Research on Citizen Centered Health, University of Skövde (Reacch US)
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-24826ISBN: 978-91-89587-41-0 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-24826DiVA, id: diva2:1925675
Conference
10th Nordic Health Promotion Research Conference 2023, Halmstad, June 14–16, 2023
2025-01-092025-01-092025-01-10Bibliographically approved