Yas Bozukluğu Ölçeği Türkçe Versiyonu: Uyarlanması ve Psikometrik Özellikleri

Year 2025, Volume: 17 Issue: Supplement 1, 294 - 302

Buket Şimşek Arslan , Ayşe Sezer Balcı

Abstract

Amaç: Yas Bozukluğu Ölçeği, yasa bağlı biyopsikososyal işlevsellikte bozulmanın hızlı ve esnek tanısı için geliştirilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Yas Bozukluğu Ölçeği'nin Türkçe versiyonunun psikometrik özelliklerini değerlendirmektir.
Yöntem: Bu metodolojik çalışma Türkiye'de 197 yetişkinle yürütülmüştür. Çalışma sürecinde Dünya Sağlık Örgütü'nün çeviri-geri çeviri protokolü takip edilmiş olup, İçerik Geçerlilik İndeksi (CVI), Keşfedici Faktör Analizi (EFA), Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi (CFA) yapılmış ve Cronbach alfa değeri değerlendirilmiştir.
Bulgular: Ölçeğin CVI değeri 0.94 olarak bulunmuştur. EFA, toplam varyansın %63.54'ünü açıklayan beş maddeden oluşan tek faktörlü bir yapı ortaya koymuştur. CFA, bu yapıyı kabul edilebilir model uyum indeksleriyle desteklemiştir (χ²/sd = 7.79, RMSEA = 0.19, CFI = 0.94, GFI = 0.93, NFI=0.94, SRMR = 0.05). RMSEA ve χ²/sd değerleri beklenen değerlerden yüksek bulunmuştur. Bu nedenle modifikasyon önerileri doğrultusunda madde 2 ile madde 1 arasına hata kovaryansı eklenmiştir. Bu işlem sonucunda modelin uyum indeksi değerlerinin kabul edilebilir olduğu görülmüştür (χ²=1.00, sd=4, χ²/sd= 0.25 RMSEA=0.00, CFI =1.00, GFI=1.00, NFI 1.00=, SRMR =0.007). Ölçeğin güçlü iç tutarlılığa sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir (Cronbach’s α=0.85). Yas Bozukluğu Ölçeği ile Yas Ölçeği arasında anlamlı pozitif korelasyon bulunmuştur (r=0.56, p<0.001).
Sonuç: Ölçek, yas süreci nedeniyle ortaya çıkan biyopsikososyal işlevsellikte bozulmayı değerlendirebilecek, sağlık profesyonelleri ve araştırmacılar tarafından klinik uygulamalarda ve bilimsel çalışmalarda kullanılabilecek esnek, geçerli ve güvenilir bir araçtır.

Keywords

grief , impairment , validity , reliability , Turkish

Turkish Version of Grief Impairment Scale: Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties

Abstract

Objective: Grief Impairment Scale was developed as a rapid and flexible tool for assessing the biopsychosocial impairment associated with grief. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the scale.
Method: This methodological study was conducted with 197 adults in Türkiye. The World Health Organization’s translation–back-translation protocol was followed. The Content Validity Index (CVI), Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient were examined.
Results: The CVI value was 0.94. EFA revealed a single-factor structure consisting of five items, accounting for 63.54% of the total variance. CFA supported this structure with acceptable model fit indices (χ²/df = 7.79, RMSEA = 0.19, CFI = 0.94, GFI = 0.93, NFI = 0.94, SRMR = 0.05). Although the RMSEA and χ²/df values were higher than expected, error covariance was added between items 1 and 2 based on the modification indices. After this adjustment, the model showed excellent fit (χ² = 1.00, df = 4, χ²/df = 0.25, RMSEA = 0.00, CFI = 1.00, GFI = 1.00, NFI = 1.00, SRMR = 0.007). The scale demonstrated strong internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.85). Significant positive correlations were found between the Grief Impairment Scale and the Mourning Scale (r = 0.56, p < 0.001).
Conclusion: Turkish version of Grief Impairment Scale is a flexible, valid, and reliable instrument for assessing biopsychosocial impairment due to grief, and it can be effectively used by health professionals and researchers in both clinical practice and scientific studies.

Keywords

grief , impairment , validity , reliability , Turkish

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