Psycholinguistic and Psychometric Measurements of the Turkish Version of the Pediatric Epilepsy Medication Self-Management Questionnaire (PEMSQ-TR)

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to examine psychometric and psycholinguistic characteristics of "The Pediatric Epilepsy Medication Self-Management Questionnaire" which is adapted into Turkish.
METHODS: The sample of the methodological study consists of 540 parents whose children (between the age group of 2-17) were followed up at Akdeniz University Hospital Pediatric Neurology Polyclinic between April 2015 and June 2016 for diagnosis of epilepsy. The data of the study is obtained from 4 sub-dimensions and face-to-face interview method conducted by the researcher by using "Child and Parent Introduction Form" and "The Pediatric Epilepsy Medication Self-Management Questionnaire". Written informed consent was obtained from Akdeniz University Clinical Research Ethics Committee and parents.
RESULTS: Scoring received from 10 specialists had been evaluated for evaluation of the scales scope validation and it was determined that harmony prevailed between the specialists (CVI=0.89). The KMO (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin) value of 0.656 and Barlett’s Test value of (df=210, p=.000) indicated that the data were in the sufficient amount and suitable for factor analysis. As a result of exploratory factor analysis, 6 items of which factor loads were below 0.40 were removed from the scale. The factor structure of the newly formed 4 sub-dimension scale was tested by confirmatory factor analysis and the structure was confirmed (χ2/df=2.372, RMSEA=0.079, CFI=0.901, GFI=0.927 ve AGFI=0.851). Cronbach Alpha coefficient was found to be 0.71 for the total score of the scale. Sub-dimension correlations of the scale were determined to vary in between 0.829-0.690. Testing correlations for test-retest had been found significant (p<.001) and high (0.91).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Turkish adapted version of "The Pediatric Epilepsy Medication Self-Management Questionnaire" was determined to band reliable for Turkish society.