Validity and Reliability Study of the Turkish Version of the Social-Functional Autonomy Measurement System

Year 2022, , 200 - 206, 31.08.2022

Ayten Küçük , Oya Nuran Emiroğlu

https://doi.org/10.31125/hunhemsire.1167323

Abstract

Aim: Social functions are required to be at an optimum level to maintain and develop an individual’s health at all ages. This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Social-Functional Autonomy Measurement System (Social-SMAF Scale) on elders.
Material and Methods: This methodological study was conducted to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Social-SMAF scale. The research was conducted with 92 nursing home residents living in three nursing homes in Afyonkarahisar.
Results: It was observed that the scale consisting of 6 items explained 70.186% of the total variance. It was found that the scale was collected under one dimension (factor), and its eigenvalue was 3.768. Sampling adequacy was checked for factor analysis to be applicable (Bartlett's Test=211.779; p<0.001 and KMO=0.770). The Cronbach Alpha coefficient for the internal consistency of the social autonomy scale was calculated as 0.80. In the confirmatory factor analysis of the scale, it was determined that it formed a suitable model that could be grouped under a single factor.
Conclusion: The “Social-SMAF” scale was valid and reliable in evaluating the social independence of elderly individuals living in Turkish society.

Keywords

Autonomy, healthy aging, quality of life, social functions

Sosyal-Fonksiyonel Otonomi Değerlendirme Ölçeğinin Türkçe Versiyonun Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Abstract

Amaç: Her yaşta bireyin sağlığının korunması ve geliştirilmesi için sosyal işlevlerin optimum düzeyde olması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Sosyal-İşlevsel Özerklik Ölçme Sistemi'nin(Sosyal-SMAF ölçeği) Türkçe formunun yaşlılar üzerinde geçerlik ve güvenirliğini değerlendirmektir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu metodolojik çalışma, Sosyal-SMAF ölçeğinin geçerlik ve güvenirliğini değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırma Afyonkarahisar'da üç huzurevinde kalan 92 huzurevi sakini ile gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Bulgular: 6 maddeden oluşan ölçeğin toplam varyansın %70.186'sını açıkladığı görülmüştür. Ölçeğin tek boyut(faktör) altında toplandığı ve özdeğerinin 3.768 olduğu bulunmuştur. Faktör analizinin uygulanabilir olması için örnekleme yeterliliğine bakılmıştır (Bartlett's Test=211.779;p<0,001 ve KMO=0,770). Sosyal özerklik ölçeğinin iç tutarlılığı için Cronbach Alfa katsayısı 0.80 olarak bulunmuştur. Ölçeğin yapılan doğrulayıcı faktör analizinde, tek faktör altında toplanabilen uygun bir model oluşturduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Sonuç: “Sosyal-SMAF” ölçeğinin, Türk toplumunda yaşayan yaşlı bireylerin sosyal bağımsızlığını değerlendirmede geçerli ve güvenilir olduğu görülmüştür.

Keywords

Özerklik, sağlıklı yaşlanma, sosyal fonksiyonlar, yaşam kalitesi

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