Browsing by Author "Sarisoy G."

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    Reliability and validity of subjective well-being under neuroleptics scale-short form-Turkish version; [Antipsikotik tedavisi altındaki hastalar için öznel iyilik hali ölçeǧinin Türkçe versiyonunun geçerlik ve güvenirliǧi]
    (Cukurova Univ Tip Fakultesi Psikiyatri Anabilim Dali, 2012) Pazvantoglu O.; Simsek O.F.; Aydemir O.; Sarisoy G.; Korkmaz I.Z.; Mor S.; Boke O.; Ucok A.
    Objective: The Subjective Well-Being Under Neuroleptics Scale (SWNS) is a self-reported measure that evaluates the state of well-being of schizophrenis patients using antipsychotic drugs independently of psychotic symptoms. This study was intended to establish the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the scale. Methods: The Cronbach alpha coefficient was calculated for reliability analysis of the scale, which was translated into Turkish and applied to 103 schizophrenia patients. The criterion validity was examined by correlation with reference scales (Turkish Version of the Functional Remission of General Schizophrenia, The Short Form of the World Health Organization Quality of Life) concurrently in use. The construct validity of the scale was assured using both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Findings: The Turkish version of the scale was found to have a high reliability co-efficient (0.881). In terms of total scores, the correlation with other scales is mediumgood. However, the results of the Turkish version factor analysis were incompatible with the sub-dimensions of the original scale. Conclusions: Our findings show that the Turkish version of this scale is a valid and reliable tool in the evaluation of states of subjective well-being of schizophrenic patients using antipsychotic drugs. On the other hand, we recommend that studies to be conducted in Turkey use only the scale total score.
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    Factor structure of the subjective well-being under neuroleptic treatment scale-short form in schizophrenic outpatients: Five factors or only one?
    (Informa Healthcare, 2014) Pazvantoǧlu O.; Şimşek Ö.F.; Aydemir Ö.; Sarisoy G.; Böke Ö.; Üçok A.
    Backround and aim: The Subjective Well-Being under Neuroleptics Scale, short form (SWNS), is a self-report measure that evaluates the states of well-being of schizophrenia patients using antipsychotic drugs independently from psychopathology of disease. This study examined the factor structure of the Turkish version of the scale using high-level statistical analyses. Methods: The SWNS was translated into Turkish and applied to 103 schizophrenic patients. A type of multi-trait-multi-method (MTMM) confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to determine the factor structure of the Turkish version of the scale. Results: The results of factor analysis of the SWNS were incompatible with the factor structure of the original scale. A set of MTMM analyses showed distinct method effects for both positive and negative item wording in the scale. In light of these findings, the factor structure of the SWNS was determined as having a one-dimensional structure, with bias due to item wording. Conclusions: The results of the present investigation indicated that the sub-factors of the SWNS failed to emerge from the data. This study is the first to show that there is an urgent need for further examination of the factor structure of the SWNS with regard to method effects. This issue has important implications for the use of sub-factors by both researchers and practitioners. © 2014 Informa Healthcare.