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Siberkondri Ciddiyet Ölçeği-Kısa Formu: Psikometrik Bir Çalışma

Year 2024, Volume: 34 Issue: 4, 450 - 457, 31.08.2024
https://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1420140

Abstract

Giriş/Amaç: Bu çalışma Siberkondri Ciddiyet Ölçeği-Kısa Formunun psikometrik özelliklerini değerlendirmek amacıyla yapıldı.
Yöntem: Çalışma metodolojik tipte yapıldı. Araştırmaya Ankara’da bulunan üç farklı aile sağlığı merkezine kayıtlı gönüllü yetişkin bireyler dahil edildi (n=322). Veriler, 14 Temmuz-8 Ağustos 2021 tarihlerinde çevrimiçi olarak kişisel bilgi formu, Siberkondri Ciddiyet Ölçeği-Kısa Form (SCÖ-12-TR) ve Sağlık Arama Davranışı Ölçeği (SADÖ) kullanılarak toplandı. Veriler IBM-SPSS 25.0 ve IBM-AMOS 24.0 programları kullanılarak analiz edildi. Verilerin analizinde dil, içerik ve yapı geçerlilikleri ile iç tutarlılık güvenirlik testleri kullanıldı. İçerik geçerliliğinin değerlendirilmesinde Davis yöntemi kullanıldı.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların ortalama yaşı 31.95±12.45 idi (min.18-maks.65). Ölçeğin kapsam geçerlik indeksi 0.93 olarak bulundu. SCÖ-12-TR ile SADÖ arasında orta düzeyde korelasyon olduğu belirlendi (r=0.485, p<0.001). Model uyum indeksleri çoğunlukla mükemmel uyum içerisindeydi. Cronbach alfa katsayısının ölçek toplamı için 0.884, alt boyutları için 0,751-0,822 arasında olduğu bulundu. Test-tekrar test ölçümleri arasındaki varyans istatistiksel olarak anlamsız (t=0,447, p=0,658) ve korele (r=0,759, p<0,000) idi. Sınıf içi korelasyon katsayısının 0.936 (F=15,699, p<0,000) olduğu belirlendi.
Sonuç: 12 madde ve dört alt boyuttan oluşan SCÖ-12-TR’nin, toplumda yaşayan Türk yetişkin bireyler için uygulaması kolay, geçerli ve güvenilir bir araç olduğu belirlendi. Siberkondri potansiyel olarak tüm yetişkin gruplar için sorun teşkil edebileceğinden, psikometrik yapısının Türk yaşlı yetişkin nüfusu ile yeniden yapılması önerilir.

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The Cyberchondria Severity Scale-Short Form: A Psychometric Study

Year 2024, Volume: 34 Issue: 4, 450 - 457, 31.08.2024
https://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1420140

Abstract

Background/Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale-Short Form.
Methods: This was a methodological-type study. Voluntary adult individuals, registered to three different family-health-centers located in Ankara were included in the study (n=322). The data were collected online in July 14-August 8, 2021, via a questionnaire, the Cyberchondria Severity Scale-Short-Form (CSS-12-TR) and the Health Seeking Behavior Scale (HSBS). The data were analyzed via the IBM-SPSS 25.0 and IBM-AMOS 24.0. The language, content and construct validities and the internal consistency reliability tests were used to analyze the data. The Davis method was used to assess the content validity.
Results: The mean age was 31.95±12.45 (min. 18-max. 65). The content validity index of the scale was 0.93. The CSS-12-TR and the HSBS was found to be moderately correlated (r=0.485, p<0.000). The model-fit indexes were mostly in perfect agreement. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the total scale was 0.884, and between 0.751-0.822 for the sub-dimensions. The variance between the test-retest measurements was statistically insignificant (t=0.447, p=0.658) and correlated (r=0.759, p<0.001). The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.936 (F=15.699, p<0.000).
Conclusion: The CSS-12-TR with 12 items and four sub-dimensions was found to be an easy to implement, valid and reliable instrument for Turkish community-dwelling adult population. Since the cyberchondria can potentially be a problematic issue for all adult groups, its psychometric structure is recommended to be re-conducted with the Turkish older adult population.

Ethical Statement

It was gathered an ethical approval from the Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University’s Ethical Committee (16.04.2021-73) before conducting the research. The online informed consent were obtained from the participants. This research conforms to all the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki, 2013.

Thanks

The authors would like to thank the study participants who voluntarily participated in this study for their very valuable support.

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  • Starcevic V, Berle D, Arnáez S. Recent Insights Into Cyberchondria. Current Psychiatry Reports. 2020;22(11):56. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-020-01179-8
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  • Kıraç R, Öztürk YE. Health seeking behavior: scale development study. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Vizyoner Dergisi. 2021;12(29):224-34. doi: https://doi.org/10.21076/vizyoner.754526
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  • Arı A, Önder H. Farkli veri yapilarinda kullanilabilecek regresyon yöntemleri. Anadolu Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi. 2013;28(3):168-74. doi: https://doi.org/10.7161/anajas.2013.28.3.168
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Primary Language English
Subjects Psychiatry
Journal Section Original Article
Authors

Handan Terzi 0000-0001-8450-4481

Ayşegül Akca 0000-0002-5998-7466

Sultan Ayaz Alkaya 0000-0003-4745-5478

Early Pub Date August 30, 2024
Publication Date August 31, 2024
Submission Date January 15, 2024
Acceptance Date August 5, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 34 Issue: 4

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Vancouver Terzi H, Akca A, Ayaz Alkaya S. The Cyberchondria Severity Scale-Short Form: A Psychometric Study. Genel Tıp Derg. 2024;34(4):450-7.

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