Baskent University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Baglica Kampusu, Eskisehir Yolu 20. Km, Baglica, 06810 Ankara, Turkey.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2011 May-Jun;52(3):e162-5. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.10.019. Epub 2010 Nov 13.
The considerable growth in the elderly population in Turkey has brought with it problems as well as concerns regarding gerontological education for health care professionals. The quality of care provided for older people is directly related to the attitudes of health care professionals. Validated instruments are needed in order to study attitudes toward old people. Aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of a Turkish version of KAOP among faculty of health sciences (health management, nutrition and dietetics, nursing, physical therapy, social workers and sports) students (n=594) at a university. The scale was translated using the back-translation technique. A two-phase data collection design was used. Four weeks following the first completion, another KAOP form was given. Content validity, construct validity, internal consistency, and stability reliability were assessed. Scores were between 86 and 175. The study sample reported slightly positive attitudes (132.9 ± 14.74). All of the 34 items were found to have significant item-to-total correlations. The content validity index was 0.94. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.84 for the total scale. The Turkish version of the KAOP can be considered reliable and valid scale for assessing the attitudes toward older people.
土耳其老年人口的大量增长给医疗保健专业人员的老年学教育带来了问题和关注。为老年人提供的护理质量与医疗保健专业人员的态度直接相关。需要经过验证的工具来研究对老年人的态度。本研究的目的是评估土耳其版 KAOP 在大学卫生科学学院（健康管理、营养与饮食学、护理、物理治疗、社会工作者和运动）学生（n=594）中的信度和效度。该量表使用回译技术进行翻译。采用两阶段数据收集设计。在第一次完成后的四周，再次发放 KAOP 表格。评估内容效度、结构效度、内部一致性和稳定性可靠性。得分在 86 到 175 之间。研究样本报告了略为积极的态度（132.9 ± 14.74）。所有 34 个项目的项目与总分的相关性均具有统计学意义。内容效度指数为 0.94。总量表的克朗巴赫系数为 0.84。土耳其版 KAOP 可被视为评估对老年人态度的可靠和有效的量表。
