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Sacide Yıldızeli Topçu1, Duygu Soydaş1, Zeynep Kızılcık Özkan1
1Trakya University Faculty of Health Sciences Nursing Department, Trakya University Balkan Campus, 22020, Edirne, Turkey.
Purpose:
This research aims to adapt the Surgical Anxiety Questionnaire (SAQ) to Turkish culture and conduct validity and reliability studies.
Design:
This research is a methodological study.
Methods:
The sample of the research consisted of 311 patients and research data were collected between April 2019 and May 2021.
Findings:
The scale content validity index was 0.931. As a result of the factor analysis, the items were distributed in four subdimensions and explained 58.745% of the variance, and the model had good fit values. The Cronbach's α coefficient of the scale was 0.890.
Conclusions:
The Turkish version of SAQ is a valid and reliable measurement tool and can be used for adult patients.
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