Attitude Scale for Regular Medication Use of Individuals with Chronic Diseases
Yazarlar (5)
Doç. Dr. Sevda UZUN
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Nurşen Kulakaç
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Eda Kes
Türkiye
Elif Altun
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Nermin Gürhan
Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | International Journal of Caring Sciences | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 1791-5201 | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | DOAJ, CROSSREF | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 11-2024 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 17 / 3 / 1583–1592 | DOI | – |
| Özet |
| Objective: This study was conducted to develop an attitude scale towards regular medication use of individuals with chronic diseases.Method: A draft scale consisting of 22 items and two sub-dimensions (awareness and acceptance) prepared by the researchers in the form of 5-point Likert in line with the literature was used as a data collection tool. The draft scale was submitted to the evaluation of expert opinions and as a result of the evaluation, the 10-item draft scale was used as a data collection tool. The draft scale was applied to 151 patients with chronic diseases living in Turkey via Google Form. The data were analysed using SPSS 23 and AMOS 22 package programs.Findings: In line with the validity and reliability studies, confirmatory factor analysis was performed and the two-factor scale structure was confirmed. According to the results of the analysis, the'Attitude Scale for Regular Medication Use of Individuals with Chronic Diseases' consisted of two sub-dimensions and 10 items. The factor loads of the scale items were found to be between 0.573-0.863 and the item total score correlations were found to be between 0.415-0.777. Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of the scale was found to be 0.866 and the content validity index of the items was found to be 0.831. Conclusion: As a result of the validity and reliability analyses of the Attitudes Towards Regular Medication Use of Individuals with Chronic Diseases Scale, it was determined that it can be used as a valid and reliable scale in individuals with chronic diseases. |
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