en تخصصي Special پژوهشي orginal article <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Background & Aims</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">: </span></b>&nbsp;<span style="font-size:9.0pt">Although most countries have long used female staff for prehospital emergency medical services (EMS), this is quite a recent development for the Iranian health system. It is hence necessary to analyze the perspectives of its recipients about the feasibility of assigning female staff to prehospital EMS to improve this service and compare it with other countries. This study aimed to design and evaluate the psychometric properties of a scale for assessing the feasibility of using&nbsp;female staff in prehospital EMS.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Materials &</span></i></b><b><i> </i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Methods</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">:</span></b> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">This was a methodological study. The literature was reviewed to develop items for the scale. The scale&#39;s content validity index (CVI) was then evaluated based on expert opinions, and its face validity was examined by eliciting comments from the target group and experts. Following that, 456 EMS recipients from East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, completed the electronic version of the scale. Finally, the construct validity and reliability of this scale were determined using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and internal consistency (Cronbach&#39;s alpha), respectively. </span>&nbsp;<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"></span></b></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Results</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> &nbsp;The findings confirmed the scale&#39;s high content validity and internal consistency, as well as its acceptable face validity. The EFA findings also revealed three factors, all of which were based on primary domains: the need for engagement (17 items), groundwork (14 items), and staffing (9 items).</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"></span></b></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Conclusion</span></i></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">: &nbsp;The study&#39;s findings suggested that the intended scale&#39;s design and psychometric properties were appropriate for Iranian culture. Therefore, it can be used to examine public opinion before, during, and after the inclusion of female personnel in prehospital EMS.</span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Female, Emergency Medical Services, Patients, Psychological Test, Questionnaire Design 35 46 http://ijrabms.umsu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-320-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Elnaz Asghari asghari.elnaz@gmail.com 10031947532846002461 10031947532846002461 No Assistant Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Abbas Dadashzadeh 10031947532846002462 10031947532846002462 No Assistant Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Parvin Sarbakhsh 10031947532846002463 10031947532846002463 No Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Ebrahim Aziznejhad 10031947532846002464 10031947532846002464 Yes .Sc student, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran