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The Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the COVID-19 Fear Scale for Perinatal Period
Abstract
Objective: This study was conducted methodologically in order to test the validity and reliability of the Perinatal Period Covid-19 Fear Scale in Turkish in pregnant women. Material and Method: The language validity, content validity, construct validity and reliability of the scale were conducted. Data were collected in a city hospital and a university hospital in the south of Türkiye between April-May 2022. The universe of the study consisted of pregnant women who applied to hospitals, and the sample size of 100 pregnant women. Data were collected with the personal information form, Covid-19 Fear Scale, and Perinatal Period Covid-19 Fear Scale. Descriptive statistics, similar scale for the validity of the scale, principal component analysis, item total score analysis, explanatory and confirmatory factor analyzes, invariance coefficient and internal consistency analyzes were performed for reliability. Results: In the validity and reliability study of the Perinatal Period Covid-19 Fear Scale; The content validity index was calculated as 0.997, the total variance in factor analysis was 55.069, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.896, the Spearman Brown coefficient in split-half analysis was 0.956, and the correlation value in test-retest measurement was r = 0.543 (p <0.05). The item-total test correlation values of all items varied between 0.370 and 0.713. Conclusion: In this study, it was concluded that the Turkish version of the Perinatal Period Covid-19 Fear Scale is a valid and reliable scale in pregnant women.
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Yoktur.
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Proje değildir. Kadriye ESEN’in doktora tezinden üretilmiştir.
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Makalemizin değerlendirilmesi dileğimizle, teşekkür ederiz.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Clinical Midwifery
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
April 20, 2026
Submission Date
March 1, 2025
Acceptance Date
July 22, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 17 Number: 1
APA
Esen, K., & Şeker, S. (2026). The Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the COVID-19 Fear Scale for Perinatal Period. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 17(1), 76-86. https://doi.org/10.22312/sdusbed.1638189
AMA
1.Esen K, Şeker S. The Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the COVID-19 Fear Scale for Perinatal Period. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;17(1):76-86. doi:10.22312/sdusbed.1638189
Chicago
Esen, Kadriye, and Sibel Şeker. 2026. “The Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the COVID-19 Fear Scale for Perinatal Period”. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 17 (1): 76-86. https://doi.org/10.22312/sdusbed.1638189.
EndNote
Esen K, Şeker S (April 1, 2026) The Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the COVID-19 Fear Scale for Perinatal Period. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 17 1 76–86.
IEEE
[1]K. Esen and S. Şeker, “The Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the COVID-19 Fear Scale for Perinatal Period”, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 76–86, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.22312/sdusbed.1638189.
ISNAD
Esen, Kadriye - Şeker, Sibel. “The Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the COVID-19 Fear Scale for Perinatal Period”. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 17/1 (April 1, 2026): 76-86. https://doi.org/10.22312/sdusbed.1638189.
JAMA
1.Esen K, Şeker S. The Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the COVID-19 Fear Scale for Perinatal Period. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;17:76–86.
MLA
Esen, Kadriye, and Sibel Şeker. “The Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the COVID-19 Fear Scale for Perinatal Period”. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 1, Apr. 2026, pp. 76-86, doi:10.22312/sdusbed.1638189.
Vancouver
1.Kadriye Esen, Sibel Şeker. The Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the COVID-19 Fear Scale for Perinatal Period. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026 Apr. 1;17(1):76-8. doi:10.22312/sdusbed.1638189