Validity and reliability of Turkish version of the scales of perceived stigma for children with epilepsy and their parents

KÖSE, Semra; Celebioglu, Ayda

doi:10.1016/j.ijnss.2018.07.004

Validity and reliability of Turkish version of the scales of perceived stigma for children with epilepsy and their parents

KÖSE S., Celebioglu A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING SCIENCES, vol.5, no.3, pp.238-242, 2018 (ESCI, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 5 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2018.07.004
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING SCIENCES
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.238-242
Ataturk University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to establish a Turkish version of the scales of perceived stigma amongst children with epilepsy and their parents by adopting the scales developed by Austin et al. This study also aims to analyse the scales' validity and reliability in evaluating stigma perceptions amongst the aforementioned population.