@article{article_1597934, title={Investigation of Psychometric Properties of Turkish Version of the Self-Efficacy Scale for Clinical Reasoning in Physiotherapists}, journal={İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi}, volume={10}, pages={201–206}, year={2025}, DOI={10.61399/ikcusbfd.1597934}, author={Köprülüoğlu Koç, Melissa and Tanık, Faruk and Polat, Karya and Öztürk, Orhan}, keywords={Öz Yeterlilik, Klinik Akıl Yürütme, Psikometri, Kültürlerarası Karşılaştırma, Fizyoterapistler}, abstract={Objective: This study aimed to adapt the ’Self-Efficacy Scale for Clinical Reasoning in Physiotherapists’ into Turkish and to examine its psychometric properties, thereby providing a valid and reliable tool for assessing self-efficacy in clinical reasoning among Turkish physiotherapists. Materials and Methods: The study followed a two-phase cross-sectional design. In the first phase, the scale was translated into Turkish using established cross-cultural adaptation guidelines to ensure linguistic and conceptual equivalence. In the second phase, psychometric properties were evaluated with 132 Turkish physiotherapists, recruited through snowball sampling. Data were collected via an online survey, and analyses included factor analysis, internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha), test-retest reliability (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient, ICC), and known group validity. Results: Factor analysis revealed a two-factor structure consistent with the original scale, distinguishing professional and general self-efficacy items. Internal consistency was strong, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.812, while test-retest reliability was excellent (ICC = 0.841). Known group validity analyses showed significant differences in self-efficacy scores based on years of professional experience, with higher scores observed in physiotherapists with over ten years of experience (p = 0.015). Conclusion: The Turkish version of the ’Self-Efficacy Scale for Clinical Reasoning in Physiotherapists’ demonstrated robust validity and reliability. It is a suitable instrument for evaluating self-efficacy in clinical reasoning among Turkish physiotherapists. It can be applied in research and clinical education contexts to measure and potentially enhance this skill.}, number={2}, publisher={İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi}, organization={Izmir Katip Celebi University Sciences Research Projects Coordination Office}