Adaptation of the Perceptions of Parent-Staff Communication Scale-Neonatal Intensive Care Unitto Turkish: A Validity and Reliability Study

Abstract

Introduction: It can be ensured that parents can participate in the care of their babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), adapt to the process they live in, make a healthier decision about the health of the baby and communicate with the healthcare team. Aim: The aim of this research was to perform the Turkish cultural adaptation, validity and reliability studies of the Perceptions of Parent-Staff Communication in Neonatal Intensive Care Scale (PSCS-NICU). Methods: The sample of the study was included in the study, a total of 246 parents who were treated in the NICU of a training and research hospital, agreed to participate in the study and comply with the limitations. Content validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were calculated for validation. For the scale reliability, Cronbach Alpha coefficient and ICC were calculated for the test-retest using a sample consisting of 25 individuals. Results: The items of the scale were translated from English to Turkish and then presented to expert opinion for language validity. The average of the Content Validity Index and Content Validity Rates was found as 0.958. Kaiser Meyer Olkin value was found to be 0.823 as a result of the exploratory factor analysis, and the fit indexes (χ²/sd: 3.068; RMSEA: 0.078; GFI: 0.873; CFI: 0.901; SRMR: 0.041) were obtained as a result of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis. As a result of the reliability analysis performed, it was found that Cronbach's Alpha coefficient of the scale consisting of 16 items was α: 0. 926, and that it was α: 0. 876 for the "General Barriers" sub-dimension consisting of 8 items, α: 0. 90 for the "Personal Relations" sub-dimension of 4 items and α: 0. 914 for the "Participation" sub-dimension consisting of 4 items. The test-retest in-class correlation (ICC) coefficient was determined to be 0. 757 for the whole scale. Conclusion: According to the results of the research, it was determined that the PSCS-NICU scale is valid and reliable for Turkish society in determining the communication perceptions between parents and personal in the NICU. © 2021, Dokuz Eylul University. All rights reserved.