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Disabled woman attitude scale: Reliability and validity study
Melike Punduk Yilmaz1, Besey Oren2
1Duzce Provincial Health Directorate, Public Health Services, Duzce, Turkey.
Northern Clinics of Istanbul
|December 15, 2021
Summary
A new scale was developed to measure nursing and midwifery students' attitudes toward disabled women. The Disabled Woman Attitude Scale is a valid and reliable tool for healthcare workers.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Education
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Disability Studies
Background:
- Assessing attitudes towards disabled women is crucial in healthcare.
- Existing tools may not adequately capture nuanced perspectives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a scale measuring nursing and midwifery students' attitudes toward disabled women.
Main Methods:
- Scale development involved expert opinion, content validity, and item reliability.
- Factor analysis, internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.817), and test-retest reliability (r=0.992) were used.
- Data from 167 students were analyzed using Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin and Bartlett's tests.
Main Results:
- The scale was refined from 64 to 17 items, forming a four-factor structure explaining 59.81% of variance.
- High internal consistency and test-retest reliability confirmed scale stability.
- Factor analysis supported the construct validity of the scale.
Conclusions:
- The developed Disabled Woman Attitude Scale is a valid and reliable instrument.
- This scale can be effectively utilized by healthcare professionals to assess attitudes.
- Findings support improved training and interventions for healthcare workers.
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