Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome

Development and psychometric properties of the Reproductive Health Assessment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Mixed-Methods study

LupusPublished Mixed-methods study

Authors' conclusion

The RHASLE consisted of 27 items with high internal consistency, stability, responsiveness, and interpretability.

Study context

Population
Iranian women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Participants
650 women
Comparison
EFA vs CFA
  • EFAn = 320
  • CFAn = 330
Methodological detailssequential-exploratory mixed-methods design, conventional content analysis (inductive-deductive), EFA and CFA
  • Sequential-exploratory mixed-methods design
  • Conventional content analysis (inductive-deductive)
  • EFA and CFA

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Factor structure of the RHASLE
Factors (items)
5 factors (33 items)
Physical-psychological disorder
13 items
Relaxing feeling
6 items
Spirituality
3 items
High-risk pregnancies
5 items
Sexual satisfaction
6 items
Total variance explained
99.97%

Original publication

Development and psychometric properties of the Reproductive Health Assessment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Mixed-Methods study. Lupus. Published 21 November 2023. doi:10.1177/09612033231217060

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