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Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Anxiety Scale
Abstract
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the Turkish validity and reliability of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Anxiety Scale.
Methods: The sample of the methodological study consisted of 401 patients treated in the Atatürk University Health Research and Application Centre and the Erzurum City Hospital chest diseases clinic. The Descriptive Characteristics Form, COPD Anxiety Scale, COPD Assessment Test (CAT), Modified Medical Research Council Scale (mMRC), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were used as data collection tools. Item-total correlation, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test, Bartlett's Sphericity test, test-retest reliability, parallel forms reliability, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were calculated.
Results: Item-total correlations ranged from 0.36 to 0.64. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value was 0.854, and Bartlett’s test was significant (p<0.05). The scale consists of 18 items and 5 sub-dimensions. The total explained variance was 81.596%. Confirmatory factor analysis fit indices were CFI=0.950 and RMSEA=0.078. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.90 for the whole scale and between 0.78 and 0.93 for the sub-dimensions. The scale was found to be a stable measurement tool with time invariance. The scale and its sub-dimensions showed positive correlations with CAT, mMRC, and HADS (p<0.05). The COPD Anxiety Scale and its sub-dimensions showed positive correlations with CAT, mMRC, and HADS (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The Turkish version of the COPD Anxiety Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to evaluate COPD-specific anxiety.
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The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Ethical Statement
Ethics committee approval was received for this study from the ethics committee of Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Date: June 1, 2023, Number of Meetings: 4 Decision No: 39).
Thanks
Thanks to the patients who participated in the study
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Services and Systems (Other)
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
March 30, 2026
Submission Date
October 10, 2025
Acceptance Date
January 30, 2026
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 9 Number: 1
APA
Kotan, F., & Şirin Gök, M. (2026). Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Anxiety Scale. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences, 9(1), 27-38. https://doi.org/10.62425/esbder.1800369
AMA
1.Kotan F, Şirin Gök M. Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Anxiety Scale. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences. 2026;9(1):27-38. doi:10.62425/esbder.1800369
Chicago
Kotan, Fadime, and Meltem Şirin Gök. 2026. “Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Anxiety Scale”. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences 9 (1): 27-38. https://doi.org/10.62425/esbder.1800369.
EndNote
Kotan F, Şirin Gök M (March 1, 2026) Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Anxiety Scale. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences 9 1 27–38.
IEEE
[1]F. Kotan and M. Şirin Gök, “Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Anxiety Scale”, Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 27–38, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.62425/esbder.1800369.
ISNAD
Kotan, Fadime - Şirin Gök, Meltem. “Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Anxiety Scale”. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences 9/1 (March 1, 2026): 27-38. https://doi.org/10.62425/esbder.1800369.
JAMA
1.Kotan F, Şirin Gök M. Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Anxiety Scale. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences. 2026;9:27–38.
MLA
Kotan, Fadime, and Meltem Şirin Gök. “Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Anxiety Scale”. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences, vol. 9, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 27-38, doi:10.62425/esbder.1800369.
Vancouver
1.Fadime Kotan, Meltem Şirin Gök. Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Anxiety Scale. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences. 2026 Mar. 1;9(1):27-38. doi:10.62425/esbder.1800369