The needs of children questionnaire – Turkish cross-cultural adaptation

• Authors: Aylin Kurt , Fatma Dinç

Abstracts

EN

Introduction and aim. Determining the needs of children hospitalized for treatment is important in terms of identifying children who are more at risk and developing support systems for the child and the family. We aimed to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish needs of children questionnaire (NCQ) and cross-culturally adapt it to the Turkish language. Material and methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted using a total of 160 children aged 5-16 years who were hospitalized between May 2021 and May 2022. The linguistic, content validity, construct validity, and internal consistency of NCQ were assessed. Results. NCQ had a four-factor structure consisting of two categories and explained 76% of the total variance. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were 0.748, 0.799, 0.821, and 0.802 for the subscales of Caring, Information, Activities, and Relationships, respectively; and 0.893 for the total score. Inter-item correlations ranged from 0.149 to 0.702 (p<0.05). Conclusion. NCQ has a high level of validity and reliability for Turkish society. Turkish children aged 5 to 16 years were able to comprehend this instrument and express their needs and feelings about their hospitalization period.

Keywords

EN

children; hospital; reliability; Turkey; validity

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 324-330

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Aylin Kurt

• Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkey

author

Fatma Dinç

• Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkey

Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/ejcem.2023.2.16

Biblioteka Nauki

25102381