Abstract
OZET Amac: Stoma ac›lmas›n›n bireylerin yaflam kalitesini olumsuz yonde etkiledi¤ine iliflkin cok say›da cal›flma bulunmaktad›r. Ancak stomal› bireylere ozgu yaflam kalitesi de¤erlendirme olceklerinin kullan›ld›¤› araflt›rma say›s› s›n›rl›d›r. Bu araflt›rma, Baxter ve ark.1 taraf›ndan ostomili bireylerin yaflam kalitesini de¤erlendirmek icin gelifltirilmifl olan Stoma Yaflam Kalitesi Olce¤i’nin Turkceye uyarlanmas›, gecerlik ve guvenirli¤ini belirlemek amac›yla yap›lm›flt›r. Yontemler: Olce¤in Turkceye uyarlama cal›flmas› iki aflamada yap›lm›flt›r. Birinci aflamada dil uyarlamas› yap›lm›flt›r. Dil uyarlamas› icin olcek, 5 uzman taraf›ndan ‹ngilizceden Turkceye cevrilmifl, uzman goruflune sunulmufl ve geri cevirisi yap›lm›flt›r. Stoma Yaflam Kalitesi Olce¤i, 21 maddeden ve 4 alt faktorden oluflmaktad›r. ‹kinci aflamada Olce¤in gecerlik ve ABSTRACT Objective: There are lots of study shows that having an ostomy is affects patients quality of life. However, the instruments used in the majority of these studies have not been validated specifically for stoma patients. The present study, examined the reliability and validity of the Quality Life Scale on a Turkish sample, which is a scale developed by Baxter et al.1 designed to assess psychosocial adjustment in patients with ostomy. Methods: The adaptation of the scale was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, the language adaptation was made. Language adaptation was made by 5 language experts as from English to Turkish and retranslated. The scale was made up of 21 items and 4 sub factors. In the second one, data was gathered in order to test the validity and reliability of the scale. Seventy patients followed in the Stomatheraphy unit of Gazi University, Centre for OZGUN MAKALE
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