title: Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Depression Coping Self-efficacy Scale.
abstract: Reliable and valid instruments are needed to assess and deal with the problems that are encountered by depressed patients in psychiatric nursing practice. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Depression Coping Self-efficacy Scale. A descriptive and correlation design was used to determine the psychometric properties of the Scale. The study population was 105 depressed inpatients from acute psychiatry services. The study confirmed that the Scale is reliable and valid for assessing depression coping self-efficacy of depressed patients in acute psychiatric wards in Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Institute, Florence Nightingale College of Nursing, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Albal
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kutlu
authors.forename: Hulya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bilgin
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards; D011594:Psychometrics; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating; D014421:Turkey