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register hereIntroduction: The prevalence of depression in the community is high. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the needs for information on depression in the community. This cross-sectional study aimed to translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Depression Information Needs Scale (DINS) among the general population..

在此注册简介：社区抑郁症的患病率很高。因此，有必要检查社区对抑郁症信息的需求。这项横断面研究旨在翻译和评估普通人群中抑郁症信息需求量表（DINS）的心理测量学特性。。

Methods The translation and assessment of validity and reliability of DINS were conducted from February 2022 to May 2023 in Gonabad, Iran.The inclusion criteria in this study were: Being 18 years or older, living in Gonabad for one year or more, and providing written informed consent. A sample size of 546 was used for EFA (exploratory factor analysis) and 629 was used for CFA (confirmatory factor analysis).

。这项研究的纳入标准是：年满18岁，在戈纳巴德居住一年或更长时间，并提供书面知情同意书。样本量546用于EFA（探索性因素分析），629用于CFA（验证性因素分析）。

The reliability of the DINS was examined using three methods: McDonald’s omega coefficient, test-retest reliability, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients..

使用三种方法检查DINS的可靠性：麦当劳的欧米茄系数，重测信度和克朗巴赫的α系数。。

Results: Most participants were female, had a bachelor’s degree, and were married. The values of 0.959 for scale content validity index averaging (S-CVI/ Ave) and 0.817 for content validity ratio (CVR) were calculated. In the EFA section, four factors with eigenvalues greater than 1 were extracted and explained 63.861 % of the variance.

结果：大多数参与者是女性，拥有学士学位，并且已婚。计算出量表内容效度指数平均值（S-CVI/Ave）为0.959，内容效度比（CVR）为0.817。在全民教育部分，提取了特征值大于1的四个因素，并解释了63.861%的方差。

Only two items were not placed in related or acceptable components and were deleted. Finally, based on the results of goodness-of-fit indexes (for example: RMSEA=0.074, CFI= 0.944, NFI= 0.930, and GFI= 0.911), the scale was approved with 18 items and four factors: lived experience (4 items), General facts about depression (6 items), Research and policies (4 items), and Specific treatments (4 items).

只有两个项目没有放在相关或可接受的组件中，因此被删除。最后，根据拟合优度指数（例如：RMSEA=0.074，CFI=0.944，NFI=0.930，GFI=0.911）的结果，该量表由18个项目和四个因素组成：生活经历（4项），抑郁症的一般事实（6项），研究和政策（4项）和特定治疗（4项）。

For all DINS items, the McDonald omega coefficient, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, and ICC were 0.953, 0.950, and 0.957, respectively..

对于所有DINS项目，McDonald omega系数，Cronbachα系数和ICC分别为0.953、0.950和0.957。。

Conclusion: The Persian version of the DINS was validated with 18 items and four factors, and this scale can be used to assess depression information needs in the general public and specific groups.

结论：波斯语版的DINS经过18个项目和4个因素的验证，该量表可用于评估普通公众和特定人群的抑郁信息需求。