The validity and reliability study of Turkish version of the fathers’ support scale: Neonatal intensive care unit

Abstract

BackgroundFathers whose infants are cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit have negative experiences and thus require support. AimThis study was carried out with the aim of performing a validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the “Father’s Support Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit” (FSS: NICU). MethodThe study included 165 fathers whose infants were hospitalised in the neonatal intensive care units of a university hospital and a state hospital in the west of Turkey. FindingsThe item-total score correlation values of the scale were between 0.26 and 0.73 and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.91. It was found out that the test-retest reliability coefficients were between 0.78 and 0.92. The scale accounted for 48.38% of the total variance in three factors, as in the original version of the scale. ConclusionIt was found that the Turkish version of the FSS: NICU was a valid and reliable measurement tool.