Original scientific paper

TURKISH VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY OF CANCER EMPOWERMENT SCALE

Elanur Yilmaz Karabulutlu ; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Erzurum Teknik University, Erzurum, Turkey
Gulcan Bahcecioglu Turan ; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences,Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
Seda Karaman ; Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turke

Abstract

Background: The present study aims to adapt "Cancer Empowermwnt Scale" to Turkish and to test its validity and reliability.
Subjects and methods:This methodological study consisted of 286 cancer patients receiving treatment. Cancer Empowerment
Scale (CES) were used in this study.
Results:The scale's content validity index was found as .96. Total Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale is 0.93. Cronbach's
alpha coefficient is 0.92 for personal strength dimension, 0.95 for social support dimension, 0.87 for healthcare and 0.94 for
community support. Item factor loads were found to range between 0.40 and 0.87 and item total correlation coefficients were found
to be between 0.32 and 0.59. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) conducted supported the 4
factor structure of the scale. CFA results showed good fit index values.
Conclusions: Turkish version of Cancer Empowerment Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool to evaluate the empowerment
states of cancer patients. With this scale, it is thought that by evaluating the empowerment status of cancer patients and determining
the deficiencies in this issue, it will provide supportive interventions to patients in clinical practice according to their needs.

Keywords

cancer empowerment scale; reliability; Turkish adaptation; validity

Hrčak ID:

272961

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/272961

Publication date:

8.2.2022.

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