Turkish Version of the Motivation for Changing Lifestyle and Health Behavior for Reducing the Risk of Dementia Scale
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE NURSING, vol.51, no.3, pp.119-124, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 51 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2019
- Doi Number: 10.1097/jnn.0000000000000433
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE NURSING
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.119-124
- Keywords: dementia, health behavior, lifestyle, scale
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: This methodological study evaluates the validity and reliability of the Motivation for Changing Life Style and Health Behavior for Reducing the Risk of Dementia scale in Turkish. Methods: The study enrolled 220 individuals aged 40 years and older between September 2017 and June 2018. The Kendall W analysis and content validity index were used for validity; test-retest and confirmatory factor analyses were used for the reliability analysis. Results: The Turkish version of the Motivation for Changing Life Style and Health Behavior for Reducing the Risk of Dementia scale has valid content. The Cronbach ! coefficient of the scale was.809, and the subscales were in the ranges of.781 to.609. A statistically significant, positive correlation was found between the test and retest scores. Conclusions: These results show that the scale has validity and reliability for use in the Turkish population.