Browsing by Author "Çilga, G"

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    Turkish adaptation of Parkinson fatigue scale and investigating its psychometric properties
    Çilga, G; Genç, A; Çolakoglu, BD; Kahraman, T
    Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common chronic degenerative diseases of the nervous system. In PD, nonmotor symptoms are seen as frequently as motor symptoms. Fatigue can occur in all stages of PD and leads to significant disabilities. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of Parkinson fatigue scale (PFS). Ninety-six patients with idiopathic PD were included in this study with a cross-sectional and test-retest design. Structural validity, internal consistency and test-retest reliability of PFS were analyzed. For convergent validity, fatigue severity scale and modified fatigue impact scale were used. Internal consistency was determined by the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. For test-retest reliability, PFS was repeated after a 7-14-day period. Significant strong correlations were found between the PFS and the fatigue severity scale (r(s)=0.844) and the modified fatigue impact scale (r(s)=0.764), which indicate a high convergent validity. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient, which indicates the internal consistency of the scale, was calculated as 0.947. The test-retest reliability was found to be high (intraclass correlation coefficient=0.928). This study suggests that the Turkish version of PFS is valid and reliable. PFS is suitable for use by researchers and healthcare professionals to assess fatigue in Turkish-speaking patients with PD.
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    Adaptation of LASA sedentary behaviour questionnaire into Turkish and examination of its psychometric properties in elderly individuals
    Muratoglu, M; Çilga, G; Gunduz, DI; Akin, ES
    Objective This study was conducted to adapt the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (LASA-SBQ) into Turkish. Turkish translation, validity and reliability studies were performed. Materials and methods A total of 100 volunteers (50 female), aged 65 years and over (median age: 71.00), with a score of 23 for educated and 19 or above for uneducated, on the Mini Mental State Examination and the Barthel Index score of 61 or above were included in the study. Sociodemographic data of the participants were recorded with the evaluation form. LASA-SBQ, the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ), Epworth Sleepiness Scale and International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form were applied. SPSS 26.00 software was used for statistical analyses. P < 0.05 was accepted as statistical significance level. Cultural adaptation of the questionnaire was performed in accordance with the Beaton protocol. After the translation of the questionnaire, its psychometric properties were examined and validity and reliability analyses were performed. Results The mean time spent by the participants as sedentary in a week was 9.390 +/- 3.733 h. There was a correlation between the LASA-SBQ and the total score of the SBQ (Pearson r = 0.757; p < 0.01). The test-retest reliability of the LASA-SBQ was examined and the intraclass correlation coefficient was found to be 0.978. In order to examine the validity of the questionnaire together with the SBQ, Bland-Altman analysis was performed and a graph was drawn. Bland-Altman analysis shows that the validity of the questionnaire is high. Conclusion-Discussion The LASA-SBQ was translated into Turkish and culturally adapted. The psychometric properties of the questionnaire were examined and validity and reliability analyses were performed. The Turkish version of the LASA-SBQ is a valid and reliable scale and is suitable for use in scientific research.