Validity and Reliability of Turkish Version of the Pretest for Attitudes toward Computers in Healthcare Assessment Scale

OZ Amac:Bu cal›flma, Sal›k Bak›m›nda Bilgisayar Kullan›m›na Yonelik Tutum Olceinin (Pretest for Attitudes Toward Compu- ters in Healthcare - P.A.T.C.H. Assessment Scale v.2) Turkce efldeerliini salamak, guvenirliini ve gecerliini belirlemek amac› ile yap›lm›flt›r. Yontem: Sal›k Bak›m›nda Bilgisayar Kullan›m›na Yonelik Tutum Olceinin dil efldeerlii geri-ceviri yontemi; icerik gecerli- ¤i (content validity) uzman goruflune baflvurularak; guvenirlii, zamana gore deiflmezlii (test-tekrar test guvenirlik/test-retest reliability) ve ic tutarl›l›¤› (internal consistency) test edilerek; gecerlii ise olcute bal› gecerlik (efl zamanl› olcek gecerlii) yon- temi ile s›nanm›flt›r. Olcute bal› gecerlik yonteminde Bilgisayarlara Yonelik Tutum Olceinden yararlan›lm›flt›r. Araflt›rman›n evreni, bir devlet ve universite hastanesinde cal›flan ve araflt›rmaya kat›lmay› kabul eden hemflirelerden oluflmufltur. Olcein test tekrar test guvenirlii 60, ic tutarl›l›¤› ve olcute bal› gecerlii 200 hemflireden toplanan veriler ile belirlenmifltir. Bulgular:Sal›k Bak›m›nda Bilgisayar Kullan›m›na Yonelik Tutum Olceinin maddelerinin test-tekrar test korelasyon katsay›- lar›n›n 0.20-0.77 aras›nda deifltii ve olcein toplam›nda bu deerin 0.85 olduu gorulmufltur. Sal›k Bak›m›nda Bilgisayar Kullan›m›na Yonelik Tutum Olceinin ic tutarl›l›¤›n›n belirlenmesinde madde-toplam puan korelasyonuna bak›lm›fl ve bu dee- rin 0.06-0.68 aras›nda olduu belirlenmifltir. Olcein Cronbach _ deeri 0.92 olarak bulunmufltur. Olcute bal› gecerlik; Sa¤- l›k Bak›m›nda Bilgisayar Kullan›m›na Yonelik Tutum Olcei ile Bilgisayarlara Yonelik Tutum Olcei aras›ndaki korelâsyona ba- k›larak deerlendirilmifl ve her iki olcek aras›nda pozitif yonde anlaml› (r=0.66, p<0.01) bir iliflki bulunmufltur. Sonuc:Elde edilen sonuclar, Turkcelefltirilen Sal›k Bak›m›nda Bilgisayar Kullan›m›na Yonelik Tutum Olceinin, Hemflirelerin ABSTRACT Objective:The purpose of this methodological study was to assess the validity and reliability of Turkish version of the Pretest for Attitudes toward Computers in Healthcare Assessment Scale. Method:The adaptation of the scale to Turkish language was performed via back-translation, content validity was examined by refer to experts, reliability was examined with test-retest reliability and internal consistency, validity was examined with cri- terion-related validity (concurrent validity). The universe of the study consisted of nurses who accept to participation of study at one state hospital and one university hospital. Test-retest reliability was examined with 60 nurses; internal consistency and concurrent validity were examined with 200 nurses. Results:The test-retest reliability of items of Pretest for Attitudes toward Computers in Healthcare Assessment Scale was 0.20- 0.77, for the total scale was 0.85. For internal consistency, Scale's item total correlation was 0.06-0.68 and Cronbach's Alpha was 0.92. Concurrent validity was examined with correlation between Attitudes toward Computers Scale and Pretest for Attitu- des Toward Computers in Healthcare Assessment Scale scores and there was positively significant correlated (r=0.66, p<0.01). Conclusion:The findings concern in the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Pretest for Attitudes toward Com- puters in Healthcare Assessment Scale indicates that this instrument can be used in the studies that will be conducted in Turkey.