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

Cilt: 17 Sayı: Supplement 1 16 Aralık 2025
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Turkish Version of Grief Impairment Scale: Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties

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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.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Psikiyatri, Ruh Sağlığı Hemşireliği

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

3 Ekim 2025

Yayımlanma Tarihi

16 Aralık 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

29 Temmuz 2025

Kabul Tarihi

1 Ekim 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 17 Sayı: Supplement 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Şimşek Arslan, B., & Sezer Balcı, A. (2025). Turkish Version of Grief Impairment Scale: Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 17(Supplement 1), 294-302. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1738130
AMA
1.Şimşek Arslan B, Sezer Balcı A. Turkish Version of Grief Impairment Scale: Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar. 2025;17(Supplement 1):294-302. doi:10.18863/pgy.1738130
Chicago
Şimşek Arslan, Buket, ve Ayşe Sezer Balcı. 2025. “Turkish Version of Grief Impairment Scale: Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties”. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 17 (Supplement 1): 294-302. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1738130.
EndNote
Şimşek Arslan B, Sezer Balcı A (01 Aralık 2025) Turkish Version of Grief Impairment Scale: Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 17 Supplement 1 294–302.
IEEE
[1]B. Şimşek Arslan ve A. Sezer Balcı, “Turkish Version of Grief Impairment Scale: Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties”, Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, c. 17, sy Supplement 1, ss. 294–302, Ara. 2025, doi: 10.18863/pgy.1738130.
ISNAD
Şimşek Arslan, Buket - Sezer Balcı, Ayşe. “Turkish Version of Grief Impairment Scale: Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties”. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 17/Supplement 1 (01 Aralık 2025): 294-302. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1738130.
JAMA
1.Şimşek Arslan B, Sezer Balcı A. Turkish Version of Grief Impairment Scale: Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar. 2025;17:294–302.
MLA
Şimşek Arslan, Buket, ve Ayşe Sezer Balcı. “Turkish Version of Grief Impairment Scale: Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties”. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, c. 17, sy Supplement 1, Aralık 2025, ss. 294-02, doi:10.18863/pgy.1738130.
Vancouver
1.Buket Şimşek Arslan, Ayşe Sezer Balcı. Turkish Version of Grief Impairment Scale: Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar. 01 Aralık 2025;17(Supplement 1):294-302. doi:10.18863/pgy.1738130

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