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Turkish translation and adaptation of Champion's Health Belief Model Scales for breast cancer mammography screening
Author(s) -
Yilmaz Meryem,
Sayin Yazile Yazici
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/jocn.12370
Subject(s) - mammography , champion , cronbach's alpha , turkish , medicine , health belief model , validity , scale (ratio) , confirmatory factor analysis , breast cancer screening , construct validity , psychology , clinical psychology , breast cancer , psychometrics , cancer , statistics , health education , public health , nursing , structural equation modeling , linguistics , mathematics , philosophy , law , physics , quantum mechanics , political science
Aims and objectives To examine the translation and adaptation process from English to Turkish and the validity and reliability of the Champion's Health Belief Model Scales for Mammography Screening. Its aim (1) is to provide data about and (2) to assess Turkish women's attitudes and behaviours towards mammography. Background The proportion of women who have mammography is lower in T urkey. The Champion's Health Belief Model Scales for Mammography Screening‐ T urkish version can be helpful to determine T urkish women's health beliefs, particularly about mammography. Design Cross‐sectional design was used to collect survey data from T urkish women: classical measurement method. Methods The Champion's Health Belief Model Scales for Mammography Screening was translated from English to T urkish. Again, it was back translated into English. Later, the meaning and clarity of the scale items were evaluated by a bilingual group representing the culture of the target population. Finally, the tool was evaluated by two bilingual professional researchers in terms of content validity, translation validity and psychometric estimates of the validity and reliability. The analysis included a total of 209 Turkish women. The validity of the scale was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis and criterion‐related validity testing. Results The Champion's Health Belief Model Scales for Mammography Screening aligned to four factors that were coherent and relatively independent of each other. There was a statistically significant relationship among all of the subscale items: the positive and high correlation of the total item test score and high Cronbach's α. The scale has a strong stability over time: the Champion's Health Belief Model Scales for Mammography Screening demonstrated acceptable preliminary values of reliability and validity. Conclusion The Champion's Health Belief Model Scales for Mammography Screening is both a reliable and valid instrument that can be useful in measuring the health beliefs of T urkish women. Relevance to clinical practice It can be used to provide data about healthcare practices required for mammography screening and breast cancer prevention. This scale will show nurses that nursing intervention planning is essential for increasing Turkish women's participation in mammography screening.