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This study aimed to develop and validate the Climate Change Health Protection Behaviors Scale for adolescents. A total of 1036 adolescents were recruited from middle and high schools. The development of the assessment scale was carried out in three steps: item generation, content validity evaluation, and psychometric evaluation. Psychometric testing was conducted to determine the relationship between the resulting factors and the Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale and Climate Change Awareness Scale. A 28-item scale was developed, consisting of four factors that account for 65.0% of the variance. The Cronbach's alpha value was 0.874. Additionally, a positive correlation was observed between the Climate Change Health Protection Behaviors Scale and both the Climate Change Awareness Scale and the Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale for adolescents. These results suggest that the Climate Change Health Protection Behaviors Scale is a reliable and valid tool for evaluating health protection behaviors related to climate change in adolescents.
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Cambio Climático , Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud , Psicometría , Humanos , Adolescente , Femenino , Masculino , Psicometría/métodos , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Conducta del Adolescente/psicologíaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Adolescent Asthma Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for the Turkish population. DESIGN AND METHOD: This study involved 198 adolescents aged 12-18 who had been diagnosed with asthma. Data were collected using the Sociodemographic Information Questionnaire and the Turkish version of the Adolescent Asthma Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. The validity of the scale was evaluated using the content validity index, explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses, Cronbach's alpha reliability score, split-half method, item-total score correlation, and test-retest. RESULTS: The Turkish version of the Adolescent Asthma Self-Efficacy Questionnaire has a total explained variance of 63%. Factor loadings were found to be higher than 0.40 in both explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses. The test-retest reliability coefficient is 0.91, and the total Cronbach's alpha value of the scale is 0.93, with all subscales having a Cronbach's alpha value >0.84. The model fit indices of the scale were found to be at an acceptable level. CONCLUSION: The Adolescent Asthma Self-Efficacy Questionnaire is a valid and reliable measurement tool for the Turkish population. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The AASEQ can be a useful tool for healthcare professionals in the assessment of self-efficacy in adolescents who have had a diagnosis of asthma.
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Asma , Psicometría , Autoeficacia , Humanos , Asma/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Femenino , Masculino , Turquía , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Encuestas y Cuestionarios/normas , Niño , Análisis Factorial , Conducta del Adolescente/psicologíaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to cross-culturally adapt the Post Hospitalization Behavior Questionnaire for Ambulatory Surgery (PHBQ-AS) to Turkish and test its validity and reliability. DESIGN: This is a methodological study. METHODS: This study was conducted with 121 children aged 1 to 12 years who underwent ambulatory surgery. The data of the study were collected using a Descriptive Information Form, PHBQ-AS, and the Parents' Postoperative Pain Measure. Data analysis and evaluation were performed using factor analysis, Cronbach's α analysis, item-total score correlation analysis, content validity, construct validity, and concurrent validity. FINDINGS: PHBQ-AS showed a high level of internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.801). The item-total correlation values of PHBQ-AS were found to be 0.458 to 0.753. PHBQ-AS was determined to be a single-factor scale explaining 66% of the variance in the examined variable. PHBQ-AS and Parents' Postoperative Pain Measure scores were moderately correlated. CONCLUSIONS: The Turkish version of PHBQ-AS was highly valid and reliable for the Turkish population. A recommendation for health care professionals in Turkey is to use the PHBQ-AS scale to evaluate posthospitalization behavioral changes in children who are admitted for ambulatory surgery.