Yildiz Çifçioğlu Z, Harmanci Seren AK. The Validity and Reliability of the Thanatophobia Scale-Turkish Form: A Psychometric Study Among Nurses.
OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING 2024;
89:718-728. [PMID:
35343307 DOI:
10.1177/00302228221082755]
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Abstract
Purpose: To examine the validity and reliability of the Thanatophobia Scale-Turkish Form among nurses. Design and methods: This methodological study included 154 nurses. Content and construct validity, item analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and internal consistency were used to evaluate the data. Findings: The content validity index of the scale was 0.91. Item-total score correlation values varied between 0.453 and 0.718. As a result of the confirmatory factor analyses, one factor was confirmed. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient was 0.854. Practice Implications: Thanatophobia Scale-Turkish Form is a valid and reliable tool used to evaluate the fear of death among nurses.
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