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Journal of Religion and Health
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health 1/2017

01-02-2017 | Original Paper

Reliability and Validity of the Spiritual Care-Giving Scale in a Turkish Population

Authors: Gülay İpek Çoban, Meltem Şirin, Afife Yurttaş

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

This study aimed to adapt an English version of the survey tool Spiritual Care-Giving Scale for Turkish students and to evaluate its psychometric properties. Spiritual care is a central element of holistic nursing, but is not often made explicit in the theoretical and practical components of preregistration nursing programs. A composite scale will assist in identifying students’ perceptions and issues to be addressed in curricula and practice settings in Turkey. The scale was composed of 35 items and five subscales. Cronbach’s α reliability coefficient was .96, and item–total point correlations were between .37 and .77. In addition, split-half reliability coefficient was .88. The Spiritual Care-Giving Scale was found to be a valid and reliable instrument for measuring the multifaceted perspectives of spirituality and spiritual care in practice by students. Further testing of this scale is required with other student populations and clinicians.
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Metadata
Title
Reliability and Validity of the Spiritual Care-Giving Scale in a Turkish Population
Authors
Gülay İpek Çoban
Meltem Şirin
Afife Yurttaş
Publication date
01-02-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-015-0086-6

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