Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Journal of Global Health
Volume
14
First Page
04030
PubMed ID
38305242
Publisher
International Society of Global Health
School
Centre for Precision Health
RAS ID
64832
Funders
Scientific Research Deanship at the University of Hail-Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Background: Suboptimal Health Status (SHS) is realised as a vital feature for improving global health. However, the Arabian world does not have a validated instrument for screening SHS in their population. Therefore, the study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of Arabic-translated SHS (ASHSQ-25) in the Saudi Arabian population. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among the conveniently sampled 1590 participants from the Saudi population (with a 97.4% response rate). The data was gathered through an online survey and then exported into SPSS and AMOS version 26.0 for analysis. Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to identify the median difference between demographic groups. The one-tailed 90% upper limit of SHS scores was chosen as the cut-off criteria for SHS. Reliability and confirmatory analysis were performed for the psychometric evaluation of ASHSQ-25 in the Saudi Arabian context. Results: This study demonstrates that the ASHSQ-25 has good internal consistency, interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.92; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.91-0.93) and reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.92). The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results indicated a good fit of the databased on the CMIN/degrees of freedom (df) = 4.461, comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.94, Tucker Lewis index (TLI) = 0.93, and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.05. The result factor loadings for each item were high ( ≥ 0.55), except for one item from the immune system subscale. The SHS cut-off point for ASHSQ-25 was 33, leading to a 23.7% prevalence of SHS. Conclusions: This study reveals that ASHSQ-25 has appropriate internal consistency and structural validity to assess SHS in an Arabic-speaking population; therefore, it is recommended.
DOI
10.7189/jogh.14.04030
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Alzain, M. A., Asweto, C. O., Hassan, S. U. N., Saeed, M. E., Kassar, A., Elbssir, K., . . . Wang, W. (2024). Assessing suboptimal health status in the Saudi population: Translation and validation of the SHSQ-25 questionnaire. Journal of Global Health, 14, article 04030. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.14.04030