Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 1735-4587 3 4 2008 12 15 25 29 Naista Zhand Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Abbas Nazemian Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad reza Mohammadi Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Homayun Amini Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Vandad Sharifi Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Yasamin Mottaghipour Department of Psychiatry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Seyed jafar Mousavinia Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ali Akbar Nejatisafa Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Varasteh Vakili Zarch Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Payam Sobhe-Bidari Psychiatry & Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2015 10 17 Objective: To translate Verona Service Satisfaction Scale-32 (VSSS-32) to Persian, to adapt it for Iranian culture and to investigate the performance characteristics of the Persian version intended to measure patient satisfaction with psychiatric care. Method: The VSSS-32 was translated to Persian using an elaborated methodology according to World Health Organization guideline. In addition, understandability and feasibility, of the measure were investigated in 121 patients and 74 relatives. Results : Few changes or few adaptations were made to bring about crosscultural comparability. The VSSS-32 questions were generally understandable and acceptable for Iranian patients and relatives. The instrument was feasible to be administered in both participants and interviewers point of view. Conclusion: The VSSS-32 Persian version appears to be a good crossculturally equivalent of the original English version. Understandability and applicability of the instrument was good. https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/489 https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/489/513