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Validity and reliability of the Spiritual Health Scale-Short Form for Turkish nursing students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2022

Asiye Kartal Open the ORCID record for Asiye Kartal [Opens in a new window] ,
Gülbahar Korkmaz Aslan Open the ORCID record for Gülbahar Korkmaz Aslan [Opens in a new window]  and
Eda Kılınç Open the ORCID record for Eda Kılınç [Opens in a new window]
Asiye Kartal
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health Sciences, Public Health Nursing Department, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
Gülbahar Korkmaz Aslan
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health Sciences, Public Health Nursing Department, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
Eda Kılınç*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health Sciences, Public Health Nursing Department, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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Author for correspondence: Eda Kılınç, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pamukkale University, Kınıklı Campus, 20160 Denizli, Turkey. E-mail: ekilinc@pau.edu.tr
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Abstract

Objective

This study aimed at assessing the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Spiritual Health Scale-Short Form (SHS-SF).

Methods

The methodological research was conducted with Turkish nursing students (n = 310). The sociodemographic question form and the SHS-SF were used as data collection instruments. The Content Validity Index, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), and Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) were used for the validity of the scale, and Internal Consistency and Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient for its reliability.

Results

The EFA revealed that five factors accounted for 66.49% of the variance. According to the CFA, the factor loadings for the 24-item scale ranged from 0.40 to 0.91. Goodness-of-fit indices were as follows: χ2/df = 2.39, RMSEA = 0.06, CFI = 0.92, TLI = 0.91, IFI = 0.92. The item-total correlation for the scale items ranged from 0.37 to 0.65. The alpha coefficient for the scale was 0.91.

Significance of results

It is important to identify the level of spiritual health of nurses and nursing students with a valid and reliable scale. The SHS-SF was found to be a reliable and valid scale for use in the Turkish language and culture. The scale can be used for evaluating spiritual health levels among Turkish nurses and nursing students. This will provide an opportunity for planning appropriate interventions to improve the spiritual health level of nurses and nursing students.

Keywords

InstrumentNursingSpiritual healthValidity and reliability
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Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , April 2023 , pp. 292 - 300
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