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Psychometric Properties of the B ody I mage S cale in T urkish Ostomy Patients
Author(s) -
Karayurt Özgül,
Edeer Aylin Durmaz,
Süler Gülseren,
Dorum Hatice,
Harputlu Deniz,
Vural Fatma,
Üçer Ceylanım
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of nursing knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2047-3095
pISSN - 2047-3087
DOI - 10.1111/2047-3095.12049
Subject(s) - turkish , scale (ratio) , confirmatory factor analysis , reliability (semiconductor) , exploratory factor analysis , validity , psychology , medicine , psychometrics , clinical psychology , statistics , structural equation modeling , mathematics , cartography , geography , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , philosophy , linguistics
Purpose To investigate the validity and reliability of the B ody I mage S cale in Turkish ostomy patients. Methods This study has a methodological and cross‐sectional design. A hundred patients with ostomy lasting for at least 2 months were recruited from an ostomy and wound care unit. Findings Confirmatory factor analyses showed that goodness‐of‐fit indexes were acceptable. Exploratory factor analyses showed that factor loadings of the scale items varied between 0.74 and 0.91, and a single factor was determined. The C ronbach's alpha value of the scale was 0.94. Item‐to‐total correlation coefficients ranged from 0.75 to 0.91. Conclusion The Turkish version of the B ody I mage S cale is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating body image in T urkish ostomy patients.