Translation and validation of the Arabic version of the Chronic Illness Anticipated Stigma Scale in Saudi patients with multiple sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anticipated stigma is associated with experiences of enacted stigma or discrimination from others in the past or the present based on one's chronic illness. People diagnosed with chronic diseases report experiencing significant stigma from others, including social rejection from friends and family members, work termination from employers, and poor care from healthcare providers. The aim of this paper was to explain the translation procedure and the psychometric evaluation of the Arabic language version of the Chronic Illness Anticipated Stigma Scale (CIASS), which was designed and evaluated psychometrically in different countries and languages.

Methods

The Arabic version of the CIASS was given to 222 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Cronbach's alpha was used

SUBMITTER: Alhujaili NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11886633 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature