Investigation of Turkish reliability of the Edinburgh Hand Preference Questionnaire

Abstract

Purpose: Lack of a hand preference questionnaire in Turkish language and due to the need for the use of this survey in physiotherapy applications, the aim of this study was to investigate the reliability of the Turkish version of the Edinburgh Hand Preference Questionnaire.

Methods: A total of 311 people, 126 males and 185 females with a mean age of 23.92±2.26 years participated in the study. The questionnaire consists of sub-headings that include ten different activities (such as writing, brushing, using scissors). According to the results of the questionnaire, ambidextrous (both hand active users), right hand preference or left hand preference were recorded.

Results: When the results of the questionnaire were examined, it was found that 143 (46%) people were right and 63 (20.3%) were left and 105 (33.8%) were ambidextrous. It was observed that the participants used both hands in many activities in daily life and preferred the right hand after both hands. It was determined that the left hand was preferred only in throwing activity. When the reliability of the sub-headings of the questionnaire were examined, only the reliability level of the teeth brushing subtitle was found to be good (K = 0.783), while the reliability level was found to be excellent except for this subtitle.

Conclusion: The lack of a valid and reliable Turkish questionnaire to be used in the determination of the preferred hand is a result of faults in dominant hand determination. As a result of this study, the reliability of the Turkish hand preference survey was investigated and found to be excellent.

Edinburgh El Tercihi Anketi Türkçe güvenirliğinin araştırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Türkçe dilinde bir el tercih anketinin olmaması ve fizyoterapi uygulamalarında bu anketin kullanımına olan ihtiyaçtan yola çıkarak, amacımız Edinburgh El Tercihi Anketinin Türkçe güvenirliğini araştırmak idi.

Yöntem: Çalışmaya yaş ortalamaları 23,92±2,26 yıl olan 126 erkek, 185 kadın olmak üzere toplamda 311 kişi katıldı. Anket, on farklı aktiviteyi (yazı yazma, diş fırçalama, makas kullanma gibi) içeren alt başlıklardan oluşmaktadır. Anket sonucu elde edilen puana göre ambidextrous (her iki elini aktif kullananlar), sağ el tercihli veya sol el tercihli olarak kaydedildi.

Bulgular: Anket sonuçları incelendiğinde 143 (%46) kişinin sağ, 63 (%20,3) kişinin sol, 105 (%33,8) kişinin ise ambidextrous olduğu bulundu. Katılımcıların günlük yaşamdaki pek çok aktivitede her iki ellerini de kullandıkları, her iki elden sonra en fazla sağ eli tercih ettikleri görüldü. Sadece fırlatma aktivitesinde sol elin tercih edildiği tespit edildi. Anketin alt başlıklarının güvenilirlikleri incelendiğinde, sadece diş fırçalama alt başlığı güvenirlik seviyesi iyi (K=0,783) olarak bulunurken, bu alt başlık dışındakilerde güvenirlik derecesi mükemmel olarak bulundu.

Sonuç: Dominant yani tercih edilen elin belirlenmesinde kullanılacak Türkçe geçerliği ve güvenirliği olan bir anketin olmaması dominant el belirlenmesinde yanılmalara neden olmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın sonucunda Edinburgh El Tercih Anketi’nin Türkçe güvenirliği mükemmel olarak bulundu.

Keywords

• güvenirlilik,el tercihi

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