Journals / Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi / 2013 / Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 4

Developing an Attitude Scale Towards Attempted Suicide Cases for Evaluating Emergency Medical Teams (ASETSA)

İntihar girişiminde bulunan olgulara yönelik acil sağlık çalışanlarının tutumları ölçeği'nin (İGYTÖ) geliştirilmesi; geçerlik ve güvenilirlik

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Conclusion: The psychometric features of the developed scale were determined to be acceptable.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Suicide attempt is one of the most important risk factors for completed suicide, and generally, the first intervention is performed in the emergency department.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: In this methodological, epidemiological study, a pool of 140 items was compiled using a previously developed similar scale available in the literature, as well as, testimonies of health professionals.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: The psychometric features of the developed scale were determined to be acceptable.
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Abstract

Objective: Suicide attempt is one of the most important risk factors for completed suicide, and generally, the first intervention is performed in the emergency department. The attitudes of health professionals towards suicide attempt cases affect their treatment and medical care. There is no related attitude assessment scale for health professionals in Turkey. The aim of this study was to develop a scale for assessing the attitudes of emergency medical teams towards cases of attempted suicide. Methods: In this methodological, epidemiological study, a pool of 140 items was compiled using a previously developed similar scale available in the literature, as well as, testimonies of health professionals. Two hundred and fifty-one doctors, nurses and emergency medical technicians from 14 local hospitals in Sanlıurfa were included in this study. Surface validity was determined using the Lawshe content validity index and ratio. Factor analysis (principal components) was used to evaluate structural validity and internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha), and test-retest reliability was analyzed. Results: The mean age of the study cohort was 27.9±5.15 years, and 50% of the participants were female. A 28-entry attitude scale, which explained 58.5% of the total variance, was developed, including subscales for prevention and protection, individual help, institutional help, triggers and psychopathology, casual attributions, and medical help. The Cronbach’s alpha parameter of the scale was 0.84. In test- retest analysis; there is no significant difference between point averages of the first and last application of the scale. Conclusion: The psychometric features of the developed scale were determined to be acceptable.

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Amaç: İntihar girişimi tamamlanmış intihar davranışında en önem- li risk faktörlerindendir ve ilk müdahale genellikle acil servislerde ya- pılmaktadır. Acil sağlık çalışanlarının tutumları olguların uygun tedavi ve bakım almasını etkilemektedir. Türkiye’de bu alanda geliştirilmiş bir ölçme aracı bulunmamaktadır. Bu çalışmada, acil servis sağlık çalışanla- rının intihar girişiminde bulunmuş bireylere yönelik tutumlarını belir- leyen bir ölçme aracı geliştirmek amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Yöntemsel tipteki bu epidemiyolojik araştırmada, yazındaki benzer ölçek maddeleri ve acil sağlık çalışanlarının tutum ve düşünce- lerinden oluşan 140 maddelik bir havuz oluşturulmuştur. Araştırma- ya Şanlıurfa ilinde toplam 14 hastanenin acil servislerinde çalışan 251 doktor, hemşire ve acil tıp teknisyeni dahil edilmiştir. Analizlerde yüzey geçerliği için Lawshe kapsam geçerlik indeksi ve oranı, yapı geçerliği için faktör analizi (temel bileşenler) ve güvenilirlik için iç tutarlılık (Cron- bach alpha) ve test-tekrar test yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılanların yaş ortalaması 27,9±5,15 olup, %50’si kadındır. Geçerlik analizleri sonucunda; “önleme ve koruma”, “bireysel yardım”, “kurumsal yardım”, “tetikleyiciler ve psikopatoloji”, “neden- sel atıflar” ve “tıbbi yardım” alt ölçeklerinden oluşan, toplam varyansın %58,5’ ini açıklayan 28 maddelik tutum ölçeği geliştirilmiştir. Ölçeğin Cronbach alfa güvenirlik katsayısı 0,84’dür. Test-tekrar test analizinde ölçeğin ön ve son uygulamasından elde edilen puan ortalamaları arasın- da anlamlı farklılık saptanmamıştır. Sonuç: Geliştirilen ölçeğin psikometrik özellikleri genel olarak iyi ve ka- bul edilebilir düzeydedir.

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ER, G., ŞİMŞEK, Z., AKER, A. T. (2013). Developing an Attitude Scale Towards Attempted Suicide Cases for Evaluating Emergency Medical Teams (ASETSA). Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi, Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 4, 260–265. https://ajindex.com/articles/88724

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