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Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Subjective Health Complaints Inventory

Year 2022, Volume: 47 Issue: 1, 366 - 376, 31.03.2022
https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.1035899

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Subjective Health Complaints (SHC) inventory, which can be used to monitor health complaints experienced by the hospital support staff.
Materials and Methods: In this methodological study, data were collected from 240 hospital support staff working in five different hospitals in Turkey. Participants were asked demographic questions and administered a Turkish translated SHC inventory. Construct validity was confirmed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Internal consistency was assessed by calculating the Cronbach’s alpha and split-half reliability coefficients.
Results: The Turkish SHC inventory with 29 items showed acceptable content validity, construct validity, and internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.905). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the original five-dimensional structure of the scale. Model fit indices implied a good model-data fit: the normed chi-square value of 1.488 (χ2 = 513.423, df=345); error of root mean square approximation of 0.045; comparative fit index of 0.939 and standardized root mean square residuals of 0.060.
Conclusion: The findings assert the reliability and validity of the Turkish SHC inventory, and recommend its use as a suitable tool for monitoring health complaints experienced by health service workers.

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Subjektif Sağlık Şikayetleri Envanterinin Türkçe versiyonunun güvenirliği ve geçerliliği

Year 2022, Volume: 47 Issue: 1, 366 - 376, 31.03.2022
https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.1035899

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, hastane destek personelinin yaşadığı sağlık şikayetlerini izlemek için kullanılabilecek subjektif sağlık şikayetleri (SHC) envanterinin Türkçe versiyonunun güvenilirliğini ve geçerliliğini değerlendirmektir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu metodolojik çalışmada, Türkiye'de beş farklı hastanede görev yapan 240 hastane destek personelinden veri toplanmıştır. Katılımcılara demografik sorular ve Türkçe'ye çevrilmiş SHC envanteri uygulanmıştır. Yapı geçerliliği, açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri ile doğrulanmıştır. İç tutarlılık, Cronbach alfa ve iki yarı güvenirlik katsayıları hesaplanarak değerlendirilmiştir.
Bulgular: 29 maddeden oluşan Türkçe SHC envanteri kabul edilebilir içerik geçerliliği, yapı geçerliliği ve iç tutarlılık güvenilirliği göstermiştir (Cronbach alfa = 0.905). Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, ölçeğin orijinal beş boyutlu yapısını doğrulamıştır. Model uyum indeksleri, iyi bir model-veri uyumunu göstermiştir: normlu ki-kare değeri 1.488 (χ2 = 513.423, df=345); yaklaşık hataların ortalama karekökü 0.045; karşılaştırmalı uyum indeksi 0.939 ve standartlaştırılmış kök ortalama kare hatası 0.060 olarak elde edilmiştir.
Sonuç: Bulgular, Türkçe SHC envanterinin güvenilirliğini ve geçerliliğini ortaya koymaktadır ve sağlık hizmeti çalışanlarının yaşadığı sağlık şikayetlerinin izlenmesi için uygun bir araç olarak kullanılmasını önerilmektedir

References

  • Eriksen HR, Ihlebeak C. Subjective health complaints. Scand J Psychol. 2002;43:101-03.
  • Weerdesteijn KHN, Schaafsma F, Bonefaas-Groenewoud K, Heymans M, Van der Beek A, Anema J. Predicting return to work after long-term sickness absence with subjective health complaints: a prospective cohort study. BMC Public Health. 2020;20:1095.
  • Lerner D, Allaire SH, Reisine ST. Work disability resulting from chronic health conditions. J Occup Environ Med. 2005;47:253-64.
  • Cochrane A, Higgins NM, Rothwell C et al. Work outcomes in patients who stay at work despite musculoskeletal pain. J Occup Rehabil. 2018;28:559-67.
  • Eriksen W. The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in Norwegian nurses’ aides. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2003;76:625-30.
  • Adams JM. The value of worker well-being. Public Health Rep. 2019;134:583-86.
  • Joseph B, Joseph M. The health of the healthcare workers. Indian J Occup Environ Med. 2016;20:71-72.
  • WHO. Classifying health workers: Mapping occupations to the international standard classification. https://www.who.int/hrh/statistics/Health_workers_classification.pdf (accessed June 2021).
  • WHO. Health workers: A global profile. In: The World Health Report 2006. Geneva, WHO, 2006.
  • Sahin F, Yılmaz F, Sahin T, Soydemir R., Yılmaz Ö, Yamaç S et al. Musculoskeletal pain among healthcare personnel working in the hospital. Şişli Etfal hastanesi Tıp Bülteni. 2006;40:37-43.
  • Guneser R, Atalay E. Ambulans servisi çalışanlarının uyku kalitesi, iş stresi ve beslenme davranışlarının değerlendirilmesi. Hastane Öncesi Dergisi. 2020;5:143-56.
  • Cevizci O, Muezzin E. Sağlık çalışanlarında psikolojik belirtilerin ve psikolojik dayanıklılığın incelenmesi. Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology. 2019;1:166-72.
  • Şirzai H, Doğu B, Erdem P, Yılmaz F, Kuran B. Work-related musculoskeletal diseases in hospital workers: Upper extremity problems. Şişli Etfal Hastanesi Tıp Bülteni. 2015;49:135-41.
  • Tokur Kesgin M, Bay B. Birinci basamak sağlık hizmetlerinde çalışan sağlıkçıların sağlıklarına ve çalıştıkları ortamdaki risk etmenlerine ilişkin değerlendirilmesi. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2019;10:676-82.
  • Eriksen HR, Ihlebæk C, Ursin H. A scoring system for subjective health complaints (SHC). Scand J Public Health. 1999;27:63-72.
  • DeVellis R. Scale Development: Theory and Applications, California, Sage, 2016.
  • Brown TA. Confirmatory factor analysis for applied research, New York, Guilford Press, 2015.
  • Thygesen E, Lindstrom TC, Saevareid HI, Engedal K. The Subjective Health Complaints Inventory: a useful instrument to identify various aspects of health and ability to cope in older people? Scand J Public Health. 2009;37:690-96.
  • Kaiser HF. An index of factorial simplicity. Psychometrika. 1974;39:31-36.
  • Bentler PM. Comparative fit indexes in structural models. Psychol Bull. 1990;107:238-46.
  • Cronbach LJ. Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests. Psychometrika. 1951;16:297-34.
  • Guttman L. A basis for analyzing test-retest reliability. Psychometrika. 1945;10:255-82.
  • Lavaan RY. An R package for structural equation modeling. J Stat Softw. 2012;48:1-36.
  • StataCorp. Stata Statistical Software: Release 16. StataCorp LLC, 2019.
  • Davis LL. Instrument review: Getting the most from a panel of experts. Appl Nurs Res. 1992;5:194-97.
  • Pituch KA, Stevens JP. Applied Multivariate Statistics for the Social Sciences: Analyses with SAS and IBM’s SPSS. New York, Routledge, 2016.
  • Cole DA. Utility of confirmatory factor analysis in test validation research. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1987;55:584-94.
  • Ihlebaek C, Eriksen HR, Ursin H. Prevalence of subjective health complaints (SHC) in Norway. Scand J Public Health. 2002;30:20-29.
  • Kim HI, Jung S-A, Choi JY, Jung HK, Shim KN, Yoo K. Impact of shiftwork on irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia. J Korean Med Sci. 2013;28:431-37.
  • Hu L, Bentler PM. Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives. Struct Equ Modeling. 1999;6:1-55.
  • Schumacker RE, Lomax RG. A Beginner’s Guide to Structural Equation Modeling, New York, Routledge, 2010.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Clinical Sciences
Journal Section Research
Authors

Oya Kalaycıoğlu 0000-0003-2183-7080

Makbule Tokur Kesgin 0000-0003-2729-8612

Gökçe Demir 0000-0003-3674-9980

Publication Date March 31, 2022
Acceptance Date February 6, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 47 Issue: 1

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MLA Kalaycıoğlu, Oya et al. “Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Subjective Health Complaints Inventory”. Cukurova Medical Journal, vol. 47, no. 1, 2022, pp. 366-7, doi:10.17826/cumj.1035899.