Validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of First Aid in Home Accidents Self-Efficacy Scale

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to determine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of Self-Efficacy of First Aid for Home Accidents Scale.

Materials and Methods: This methodological and descriptive research is conducted in Family Health Centers (FHC) in Denizli. The mothers who have children between 0-4 age group are included into the research. 120 mothers are reached so as to be ten times of the total item number on the scale.

Results: The age average of the attendee mothers is found as 30.74 +/- 5.4. Total Cronbach alfa value of the first aid in home accidents self-efficacy scale is found as .86, test-retest reliability correlation value is obtained as 0.92. According to the explanatory factor analysis applied, the factor loads of the items of scale are above 0.30, and the scale explains 39% of the total variance as single factor. The point average of the self-efficacy of mothers is 26.23 +/- 8.02.

Conclusion: Turkish version of Self-Efficacy of First Aid for Home Accidents Scale is a valid and reliable assessment instrument to use for identifying the first aid self-efficacy levels of mothers.