Perigrinus Hermin Sebong, Jerico Pardosi, Roberta Ellen Goldman, Anindyo Pradipta Suryo, Indra Adi Susianto, Andreasta Meliala
Identifying Physician Public Health Competencies to Address Healthcare Needs in Underserved, Border, and Outer Island Areas of Indonesia: A Rapid Assessment
Teaching and learning in medicine
mental health disorders growing concern worldwide significant impact public health understanding attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help essential addressing issues iranian context need reliable tool measure attitudes study aims assess validity reliability persian adaptation attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scaleshort form atspphsf crosssectional study conducted may 2023 utilizing convenience sampling method 1050 participants aged 10 65 years iranthe atspphsf questionnaire consisting 10 items 2 subscales employed questionnaire underwent translation cultural adaptation validity assessed qualitative face content validities confirmatory factor analysis cfa used evaluate construct validity reliability assessed using mcdonalds omega coefficient cronbachs alpha coefficient data collection conducted online survey cfa results indicated twofactor structure atspphsf one factor representing openness seeking treatment emotional problems factor reflecting value need seeking treatment model demonstrated acceptable fit indices mcdonalds omega coefficient cronbachs alpha coefficient suggested good internal consistency scale mean total score atspphsf 2137 sd 552 indicating reliability validity scale iranian population study confirms suitability shortform atspphsf 10 items 2 subscales valid reliable tool assessing attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help iranian population prior appropriate instrument available scale fills crucial gap employed measure attitudes among various demographic groups aiding design targeted interventions enhance mental health literacy reduce stigma associated seeking professional psychological help iran