مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Validity and Reliability Study of the Scale of Health Professionals’ Intentions/Behaviors Regarding Reporting Intimate Partner Violence

Abstract :

Aim: The aim of the study is to develop a valid and reliable scale to measure health professionals’ intentions and behaviors regarding reporting intimate partner violence. Methods: This methodological study was conducted with 258 nurses/midwives in maternal and emergency services of four public hospitals and two university hospitals in Izmir and Denizli from January to March 2015. Data were collected with a sociodemographic questionnaire developed by the researchers and a Likert-type (1-7 points) scale based on the theory of planned behavior, and analyzed using statistics programs SPSS 15.0 and LISREL 8.7. Scale content was tested with a content validity index, and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to test construct validity. The internal consistency and item analysis were used for reliability. Written consent was obtained from ethics committee and the other related institutions, along with oral consent from participants in the study. Results: The participants comprised 65.9% nurses and 34.1% midwives. They had a mean age of 34.37± 8.43, and 64.7% have bachelor’s degree. For content validity the assessments of eight specialists were reviewed and the content validity index was found to be .94. Item-total point correlation coefficients were between .457 and .833; Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was α= .962.Conclusion: Confirmatory factor analysis showed that model data fit is sufficient, and factor analysis showed that the scale is suitable to be used as single factorial including 21 items. The scale may be recommended for larger sample groups.