COVID-19 PREVENTION, RECOGNITION and HOME MANAGEMENT SELF- EFFICACY SCALE: A VALIDITY and RELIABILITY STUDY: METHODOLOGICAL RESEARCH

In the scale adaptation study, which was carried out in a methodological type and aimed to perform the Turkish validity and reliability study of the COVID-19 prevention, recognition and home management self-efficacy scale, in order to determine the sample size, to reach the participants 5-10 times the total number of items in the scale and also for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). It is recommended to get a number above 200. Therefore, the minimum sample size was determined as 95 people. Considering the confirmatory factor analysis, 216 people were reached. The data of the research were collected by snowball method using online survey method between June and August 2021. Individual identification form and COVID-19 prevention, recognition and home management self-efficacy scale were used to collect data in the study. In order to evaluate the validity of the scale, language, content and predictive validity were performed. In order to evaluate the reliability, invariance over time, Cronbach's alpha coefficient and item total correlation were made. The cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was calculated as 0,90 for the overall scale and the scale was found to be reliable. In the study, the calculated value for the scope validity index of the scale was obtained as 0,92. As a result of the analysis, the kaiser-meyer-olkin (KMO) test value was determined to be 0.868 for sample adequacy. The lowest factor load value of the scale was determined as 0,457 and the highest value as 0,836. As a result of the study, it was determined that the scale is an applicable measurement tool with high reliability and validity, which can be used in Turkish society.