Turkish Adaptation of the Pressure Injury Prevention Barriers Questionnaire: Validity and Reliability Study.

Area of Science:

• Nursing Care Quality
• Clinical Assessment Tools
• Wound Prevention Research

Background:

• Pressure injuries are key indicators of nursing care quality.
• Identifying barriers to pressure injury prevention is crucial for improving patient outcomes.
• Existing tools require cultural adaptation for diverse healthcare settings.

Purpose of the Study:

• To translate and culturally adapt the Pressure Injury Prevention Barriers questionnaire into Turkish.
• To establish the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the questionnaire.
• To provide a tool for assessing barriers to pressure injury prevention in Turkish nursing practice.

Main Methods:

• Methodological study employing translation and back-translation for language equivalence.
• Content validity assessed by wound care experts (Content Validity Index = 0.92).
• Reliability tested using test-retest, internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.914), and construct validity via factor analysis.

Main Results:

• The Turkish version demonstrated high content validity (CVI=0.92).
• Excellent test-retest reliability was confirmed by high intraclass correlation coefficients.
• Factor analysis supported a 3-factor structure, consistent with the original questionnaire, and high internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.914).

Conclusions:

• The Turkish Pressure Injury Prevention Barriers questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument.
• It is suitable for cross-cultural research and clinical use in Turkish healthcare settings.
• Findings will inform strategies to overcome barriers in pressure injury prevention by nurses.