Reliability And Validity Study For Quick Assessment Scale Of Lymphoedem Management Information

Year 2024, Volume: 25 Issue: 1, 19 - 27, 05.07.2024

Yasemin Özkan , Pınar Okyay , Lale Cerrahoğlu Yasemin Turan , Aylin Sönmez Sencar Öztürk

https://doi.org/10.69601/meandrosmdj.1508134

Abstract

Objective: A scale to evaluate knowledge about lymphedema has not been found in the Turkish literature before. With
this study, it was aimed to develop a scale that enables the evaluation of the level of knowledge of healthcare personnel
on lymphedema management.

Materials and Methods: The permission for this methodological study was obtained from the Ethics Committee of
University Faculty of Medicine with protocol 31 number 1453. Application permission was obtained from University
Rectorate Practice and Research Hospital Chief Physician. With literature review, the item pool of the Lymphedema
Management Knowledge Scale, consisting of 35 45 items including the headings of ”etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and
lifestyle”, was organized. For 36 the evaluation of the scale, opinions of 16 faculty members who are experts in the
field of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation were consulted.

Results:In our study, lymphedema management was gathered under four main headings and a conceptual framework
was created, and it was seen that it was appropriate to evaluate all the questions in one dimension after the construct
and reliability validity analyses. The scale is suitable for real life and easy to apply in terms of the questions it contains.

Conclusion: With this Lymphedema Management Information Rapid Assessment Scale, which was developed by
reviewing the literature and taking expert opinions, the quality of counselling services provided to lymphedema patients
will be raised, and the rise in protective measures will increase the quality of life of the patients

Keywords

lymphoedema, assessment scale, reliability and validity

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