Highlights
- •It's important that use valid, reliable measurement tools that accurately assess children response to medical procedures.
- •CEMS is an objective assessment tool for documenting children's emotional responses.
- •CEMS is a valid, reliable scale that can be used to determine emotional behaviors in Turkish children.
Abstract
Aims and objectives
This study was conducted to determine the Turkish validity-reliability of the Children's
Emotional Manifestation Scale (CEMS).
Design
A methodological study design was used.
Methods
The research was comprised 100 children aged between 7 and 12 who underwent a surgical
operation. To ensure the reliability of the scale, necessary permissions were obtained
from the creator of the scale and the ethical committee. Language, content, and structure
were validated for the validity of the scale.
Results
Content validity index was calculated as 0.96. Confirmatory factor were performed
for construct validity. The scale was found to have relatively good model fit indicators.
To determine the reliability of the scale, internal consistency coefficient and compliance
between observers were evaluated. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the scale was
found to be 0.94, and the ICC coefficient evaluated among the observers ranged between
0.970 and 0.981.
Conclusion
As a result, CEMS was identified as a simple, objective, valid and reliable measurement
tool that can be used to evaluate the emotional indicators of children in the Turkish
population.
Practice implications
CEMS is appropriate clinical research tool to use in evaluating the children response
to stressful medical procedures and effectiveness of interventions directed towards
minimizing anxiety and bolstering coping mechanisms in children undergoing surgery.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: December 17, 2020
Accepted:
November 11,
2020
Received in revised form:
October 7,
2020
Received:
March 5,
2020
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