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Awareness of age-related change (AARC) is a multidimensional concept that evaluates the experiences of aging. Accordingly, this study aimed to adapt the long (AARC-50) and short (AARC-10) forms of the AARC scale for the Turkish population and evaluate their psychometric testing. This study included 570 individuals aged 40–92 years. The data of this study were obtained online by the snowball method. Data for this study were collected using the personal information form, AARC scale, and SF-12 quality of life scale. The form was translated and back-translated, expert opinions were obtained, and criterion-related validity, factor, test–retest, and reliability coefficient analyses were performed. Notably, the Cronbach's alpha values of the two-factor 50- and 10-item scales were 0.923 and 0.717, respectively. The correlation of AARC with SF-12 varies between 0.035 and 0.528. In addition, the test–retest reliability score and content validity index were 0.90. Regarding the results of the factor analyses for the long and short forms, the long form demonstrated good results in terms of the chi-square divided by degrees of freedom and root mean square error of approximation, whereas the short form demonstrated good results in terms of goodness (comparative, normal, and adjustment goodness-of-fit index) and standardized root mean square residual. This study found that the AARC-50 and AARC-10 scales are valid and reliable tools for evaluation in the Turkish population. In the future studies, researchers can choose the appropriate form based on the conditions of their studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Vaccination is the most important public health practice for preventing infectious diseases and maintaining health. However, some parents are hesitant to vaccinate their children. Design: This study was designed as an instrument development study. Methods: This study aimed to develop a scale to measure the attitudes of parents with children aged 0–5 years towards vaccination and to evaluate the validity and reliability of this scale. The data were collected from 691 participants between November 2020 and January 2021. During the development of the scale, experts provided feedback on its technical, content and language dimensions. The data were analysed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses for conceptual validity and Cronbach's α and item‐level test–retest analyses for reliability. Results: The developed scale is a reliable and valid tool for measuring attitudes towards vaccination among parents (Cronbach's α = 0.97, variance explained by these 28‐item two factors = 62.47%). Conclusion: This scale can be used as a guide in measuring the attitudes of parents towards vaccination and determining the direction of primary health‐care services based on the results of the measurement. Summary statement: What is already known about this topic? Vaccination plays an important role in health practice.Parents' attitudes towards vaccination affect their children's vaccination status.Increasing vaccination rates in children will contribute to the reduction of infectious diseases and mortality. What this paper adds? A new valid and reliable measurement tool for determining vaccine hesitancy has been developed.The validity and reliability of the scale of attitudes towards vaccination among parents of children aged 0–5 years were tested.The tool could be used to determine the attitudes of parents of children aged 0–5 years towards vaccination. The implications of this paper The scale may help in determining factors affecting parents' attitudes on vaccination.The scale can generate data to guide nursing practices to increase vaccination rates.The scale can be used to influence nursing practices to increase vaccination rates and promote vaccine awareness, trust and acceptance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: It was aimed to adapt the Lockdown Fatigue Scale into Turkish and to analyze the psychometric properties of the scale. Material and Method: The research was carried out with 368 people aged 18 and over, whose consent was taken. Personal information form, Lockdown Fatigue Scale and Chalder Fatigue Scale were used to collect data. In the evaluation of the data, explaratory and confirmatory factor analysis for structure validity, Cronbach alpha and item test-retest were used to ensure reliability. Mann-Whitney U-test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to compare the scores obtained in the scale according to psychometric properties. Results: The Cronbach's alpha value of the 5-point Likert-type, single-factor, 10-item scale was found to be 0.91. The total variance explained by the factor regarding the scale is 56.36%, the content validity index is 0.90, and the test-retest reliability value is 0.85. The correlation between the adapted scale and the Chalder Fatigue Scale was 0.75. Item factor loads varied between 0.493 and 0.884. The participants' mean scores on the scale were 30.91±9.48, and they had high fatigue. In addition, 1.3% of the participants had low, 29.6% moderate, 39.9% high, 29.2% severe fatigue. The scale score differed according to the participants' gender (p<0.001), marital status (p<0.001), having COVID-19 (p=0.006), place of residence (p=0.031), educational status (p=0.007), and usual compared with the current state of fatigue (p<0.001). Conclusion: The Turkish version of the Lockdown Fatigue Scale is a valid and reliable for measuring the fatigue caused by the pandemic-related closure in individuals aged eighteen and older. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]