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dc.contributor.author | Perera, B.P.R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Caldera, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Godamunne, P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Stewart-Brown, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wickremasinghe, A.R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Jayasuriya, R. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-06T06:18:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-06T06:18:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | BMC Psychiatry.2022;22(1):569. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-244X | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/25153 | |
dc.description | indexed in MEDLINE. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Well-being is an important aspect of people's lives and can be considered as an index of social progress. The Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale (WEMWBS) was developed to capture subjective mental well-being. It is a widely tested measure of mental well-being at the population level and has 14 items and a short-form with 7 items. This study was carried out to culturally validate and adapt the WEMWBS among a Sinhala speaking population in Sri Lanka. Methods: A forward and backward translation of the scale into Sinhala was done followed by a cognitive interview. The translated and culturally adapted scale and other mental health scales were administered to a sample of 294 persons between the ages of 17-73 using a paper-based version (n = 210) and an online survey (n = 84). Internal consistency reliability and test-retest reliability were tested. Construct validity, and convergent and discriminant validity were assessed using the total sample. Results: The translated questionnaire had good face and content validity. Internal consistency reliability was 0.91 and 0.84 for the 14-item and 7-item scales, respectively. Test-retest reliability over two weeks was satisfactory (Spearman r = 0.72 p < 0.001). Confirmatory factor analysis supported a one factor model. Convergent validity was assessed using WHO-5 well-being index (Spearman r = 0.67, p < 0.001), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) (Spearman r = (-0.45), p < 0.001) and Kessler psychological distress scale (K10) (Spearman r = (-0.55), p < 0.001). Conclusions: The translated and culturally adapted Sinhala version of the WEMWBS has acceptable psychometric properties to assess mental well-being at the population level among the Sinhala speaking population in Sri Lanka. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central, London | en_US |
dc.subject | Mental well-being | en_US |
dc.subject | Sri Lanka | en_US |
dc.subject | Validation | en_US |
dc.subject | WEMWBS Sinhala version. | en_US |
dc.title | Measuring mental well-being in Sri Lanka: validation of the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) in a Sinhala speaking community | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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