Sağlık kaderciliği skalası'nın Türk dilinde geçerlik ve güvenirliği

GULRUZ BOBOV

Sağlık kaderciliği skalası'nın Türk dilinde geçerlik ve güvenirliği

Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Ataturk University, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı Başkanlığı, Turkey

Approval Date: 2016

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: GULRUZ BOBOV

Supervisor: Cantürk Çapık

Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection

Abstract:

Aim: This research was conducted by adapting the Religious Health Fatalism Scale from English to Turkish language, in order to test the validity and reliability. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted methodologically in Erzurum's Şerif Efendi ASM (Health Center) from May to December, 2016. Scale was developed by Franklin and her friends in 2008, and consists of 17 questions. This involves Likert-type scale. The original scale consists of three dimensions. Study conducted among 500 respondents whose ages are over 30. Language content, and construct validities and reliability analysis were used for validity and reliability analysis. SPSS and LISREL 8:50 software packages were used for the analysis. Results: The content validity index was estimated as 0.88, KMO value at 0.940, Barlett's test x2 = 3778.877 and statistically significant at p = 0.000. The principal component analysis was applied to the 17-item inventory. İn the Turkish version, it was considered appropriate to use the one-dimensional scale. The Inventory consisted of load factors of over 0.30 for all items. The explained variance of the inventory was found to be 42.70%. Scale's Cronbach Alpha coefficient of 0.91. Respondents average health fatalism score was found to be 61.27±12.39. Conclusion: In conclusion the one-dimension Health Fatalism Scale was found to be highly reliable and valid as a measurement tool in Turkish language. Elderly respondents, women, illiterates, married, those without health insurance, less income earners, housewives and for those with chronic diseases experience more fatalistic attitude toward their health. Key Words: Fatalism, health, nursing, validity and reliability.