Psychometric Properties of Turkish Version of the Dutch Objective Burden Inventory.
10.1016/j.anr.2015.07.001
- Author:
Canan Demir BARUTCU
1
;
Hatice MERT
;
Murat BEKTAS
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Nursing, Izmir, Turkey. canandemir2209@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
caregivers;
heart failure;
nursing;
reliability;
validity
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Caregivers/*psychology;
Female;
Heart Failure/*nursing/psychology;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Psychometrics/*standards;
Reproducibility of Results;
*Stress, Psychological;
Turkey
- From:Asian Nursing Research
2015;9(3):207-212
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Dutch Objective Burden Inventory (DOBI) for the Turkish society. METHODS: This is a descriptive, methodological study. The sample was composed of 230 heart failure patients' caregivers. RESULTS: The DOBI was translated using translation and back-translation. The translated Turkish version was submitted to eight experts who analyzed it for its content validity. Scores from the experts were evaluated using the Kendall W analysis, and no statistically significant difference was found among the scores (Kendall W = .13, p = .338). In the confirmatory factor analysis, factor loading was found to be between 0.75 and 1.00 for all subscales. Thus, the DOBI demonstrated acceptable internal consistency (the components displayed alpha scores from .96 to .99), good test-retest reliability (no statistically significant differences were found, p > .050). CONCLUSIONS: The Turkish version of the DOBI scale is a valid and reliable tool for the Turkish population. It can be used in nursing practices and research.
