title: Psychometric Properties of the Body Image Scale in Turkish Ostomy Patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the validity and reliability of the Body Image Scale in Turkish ostomy patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study has a methodological and cross-sectional design. A hundred patients with ostomy lasting for at least 2 months were recruited from an ostomy and wound care unit.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Confirmatory factor analyses showed that goodness-of-fit indexes were acceptable. Exploratory factor analyses showed that factor loadings of the scale items varied between 0.74 and 0.91, and a single factor was determined. The Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was 0.94. Item-to-total correlation coefficients ranged from 0.75 to 0.91.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Turkish version of the Body Image Scale is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating body image in Turkish ostomy patients.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özgül
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Karayurt
authors.affiliation: Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aylin Durmaz
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Edeer
authors.affiliation: Urology Clinic, Hospital of Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülseren
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Süler
authors.affiliation: Institution Health Science, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dorum
authors.affiliation: Hospital of Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harputlu
authors.affiliation: Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vural
authors.affiliation: Hospital of Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ceylanım
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Üçer
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D014421:Turkey
keywords: Body image; ostomy; reliability; validity