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Development and Validation of the Belief Scale for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Şule Çalışır Kundakçı1,2, Tuğba Öz3, Yusuf Karaşin4
1Department of Medical Nursing, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Institute of Graduate Studies, Istanbul, Turkey.
Introduction:
The aim of this study was to develop a psychometric measurement tool to assess beliefs regarding complementary and alternative medicine and to ensure its validity.
Methods:
For the purpose of the study, sample of 735 people was reached between December 2023 and April 2024. During the scale development process, exploratory factor analysis was first conducted using packaged programs. The accuracy of structure determined by exploratory factor analysis was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis.
Results:
The scale comprises 6 subdimensions, including psychological, self-efficacy, perceived barriers, acceptance, perceived benefits, and spirituality, with a total of 37 items. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value of the developed Belief Scale for Complementary and Alternative Medicine was calculated as 0.925. The Bartlett's test result was significant (p = 0.000), indicating high correlations among variables.
Conclusion:
The developed Belief Scale for Complementary and Alternative Medicine was found to be a reliable and valid scale with psychometric properties.
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