Kanserli çocukların ebeveynleri için kanserli hasta gereksinimleri soru formunun Türkçe revize versiyonunun psikometrik özellikleri

Year 2021, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 734 - 741, 01.07.2021

Elif Bilsin Kocamaz , Gülçin Özalp Gerçeker , Kamile Akça , Murat Bektaş

https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.908583

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı kanserli çocukların ebeveynleri için kanserli hasta gereksinimleri soru formu revize versiyonunun (rKHGSF-T) Türkçe geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmasını yapmaktır.
Gereç ve yöntem: Metodolojik çalışma, Türkiye'nin güneydoğu bölgesinde kanserli çocuğa sahip 142 ebeveyn ile yapıldı. Veriler sosyodemografik form ve rCPNQ-T ile toplandı.
Bulgular: Ebeveynlerin yaş ortalamasının 33,2±6,9 ve çoğunun anne olduğu belirlendi. Çocukların yaş ortalamasının 6,1±3,6 ve %72,5'inin akut lenfositik lösemili (ALL) olduğu saptandı. Uzman görüşlerine göre soru formunun kapsam geçerlilik indeksinin 0,87, anketin toplam Cronbach's α katsayısının 0,94, alt boyutlarının Cronbach's α katsayısının ise 0,77-0,92 arasında olduğu saptandı.
Sonuç: Geçerlilik ve güvenilirlik çalışmasına göre rCPNQ-T’nin, 4 alt boyut (bilgi, duygusal, psikososyal ve uygulama gereksinimi) ve 26 madde olarak geçerli ve güvenilir bir soru formu olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu ölçme anketi kanserli çocukların ebeveynlerinin gereksinimlerini belirlemek için kullanılabilir.

Keywords

Geçerlilik, güvenirlik, kanser, gereksinim, ebeveyn

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Psychometric properties of the revised turkish version of the cancer patients needs questionnaire for parents of children with cancer

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the Turkish validity and reliability of the revised version of the Cancer Patients Needs Questionnaire (rCPNQ-T) for parents whose children with cancer.
Materials and methods: This methodological study conducted on 142 parents of children with cancer in Turkey’s southeast region. Data were collected with sociodemographic form and the rCPNQ-T.
Results: The parents’ average age was 33.2±6.9 and most of them were a mother. Their children’s average age was 6.1±3.6, 72.5% diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). According to expert opinions, the content validity index was found to be 0.87, the total Cronbach's α coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.94, and the Cronbach's α coefficient of the sub-dimensions was ranged from 0.77 to 0.92.
Conclusion: The validity and reliability analyses showed that the rCPNQ-T is a valid and reliable measurement questionnaire, accepted as 4 dimensions (informational, emotional, psychosocial, and practical needs) and 26 items. This scale can be used to determine the parents’ needs of children with cancer. 

Keywords

Validity, reliability, cancer, need, parent

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