Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the nursing home adjustment scale

Nilay Ercan-Şahin; Ceren Yılmaz

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.03.040

Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the nursing home adjustment scale

Geriatr Nurs. 2025 May-Jun:63:267-273. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.03.040. Epub 2025 Apr 12.

Authors

Nilay Ercan-Şahin¹, Ceren Yılmaz²

Affiliations

¹ Nursing Faculty, Public Health Nursing Department, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: nilay.sahin@hacettepe.edu.tr.
² Nursing Faculty, Public Health Nursing Department, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: ceren-yilmaz@hacettepe.edu.tr.

PMID: 40222207
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.03.040

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the "Nursing Home Adjustment Scale" in Turkiye.

Methods: This methodological study included 171 nursing home residents. Data were collected face-to-face between February and April between 2024. The psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the "Nursing Home Adjustment Scale" were evaluated through language validity, content validity, face validity, construct validity, and reliability analyses.

Results: The Turksih version of the Nursing Home Adjustment Scale had a content validity index of 98.27 %, sufficient construct validity, and a Cronbach α value of 0.89 for the total score.

Conclusions: The Turkish version of the Nursing Home Adjustment Scale is reliable and valid for assessing nursing home adjustment among older adults in Turkiye.

Keywords: Adjustment; Nursing home; Reliablity; Validity.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Male
Nursing Homes*
Psychometrics*
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires
Turkey