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Test–Retest Reliability of the Muslim Religiosity Scale: Follow-Up to “Religious Involvement and Health Among Dialysis Patients in Saudi Arabia”

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The intra-class correlation coefficient for the scale was 0.961, 95 % CI 0.912–0.983. We conclude that the MRS is a highly reliable measure of Muslim religiosity over time.

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Acknowledgments

This project was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, under Grant no. 354/140/1433. The authors, therefore, acknowledge with thanks DSR technical and financial support. We also acknowledge Siba Rammal for her role in collecting data for this project.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Faten Al Zaben, Mohammad Gamal Sehlo, Doaa Ahmed Khalifa & Harold G. Koenig

  2. Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

    Mohammad Gamal Sehlo

  3. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    Doaa Ahmed Khalifa

  4. Duke University Medical Center, Box 3400, Durham, NC, 27710, USA

    Harold G. Koenig

  5. Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China

    Harold G. Koenig

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Al Zaben, F., Sehlo, M.G., Khalifa, D.A. et al. Test–Retest Reliability of the Muslim Religiosity Scale: Follow-Up to “Religious Involvement and Health Among Dialysis Patients in Saudi Arabia”. J Relig Health 54, 1144–1147 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-015-0025-6

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