Adaptation of the Epilepsy-Related apathy scale to Turkish in adults with Epilepsy: Validity and reliability study

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Epilepsy & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-11-30 DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.110155

Zeynep YANCI, Eylem TOPBAŞ

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Abstract

Objective

To test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Epilepsy-Related Apathy Scale (E-RAS) in adults with epilepsy.

Methods

In this methodological study, the E-RAS was translated into Turkish using standard procedures and assessed for content validity by a panel of 8 experts. The draft scale was piloted with 10 people to ensure comprehensibility of the questions. For psychometric validation, the Turkish version of the scale was administered to 209 native Turkish speakers over 18 years of age who had epilepsy for at least 1 year and had been using antiepileptic drugs for at least 1 year.

Results

Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was performed for construct validity. Internal consistency analysis yielded Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficients of 0.813 for the whole scale and 0.802–0.864 for the subscales. In exploratory factor analysis, 9 of the original 24 items were removed (factor loadings < 0.30) and the 4 subscales were condensed to 2, called “Motivational and Emotional” and ”Self-Regulatory and Cognitive“.

Conclusion

The 15-item, 2-dimensional Turkish version of the E-RAS was determined to be valid and reliable for use in adults with epilepsy in the Turkish population.

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Epilepsy & Behavior 医学-行为科学

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

15.40%

发文量

385

审稿时长

43 days

期刊介绍： Epilepsy & Behavior is the fastest-growing international journal uniquely devoted to the rapid dissemination of the most current information available on the behavioral aspects of seizures and epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior presents original peer-reviewed articles based on laboratory and clinical research. Topics are drawn from a variety of fields, including clinical neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, and neuroimaging. From September 2012 Epilepsy & Behavior stopped accepting Case Reports for publication in the journal. From this date authors who submit to Epilepsy & Behavior will be offered a transfer or asked to resubmit their Case Reports to its new sister journal, Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports.