EMEL FİLİZ, HANDAN ERTAŞ, SEDA ÜNAL, ŞEYMA KAHVECİ
Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences - 2025;15(1):157-163
Objective: This study aimed to conduct the Turkish validity and reliability study of the Trust in Health Care Team Scale and to contribute to the literature by proposing a valid, reliable and easy-to-use measurement tool for researchers. Method: This methodological study was conducted between March and May 2022, using the survey method, among 1013 people over the age of 18 who live in Konya and can read and write Turkish. The research was designed within the scope of the quantitative research model in terms of method. The first part consists of demographic characteristics and the second part consists of adapted version of the items. The data were analyzed using the SPSS and AMOS programs. First, the construct validity of the scale was performed followed by the content validity. Results: As a result of the construct validity, it was found that the fit indices of the scale were at an acceptable level (X2/df=2.215; GFI=0.998; AGFI=0.997; NFI=0.998; RFI=0.997; RMR=0.043; SRMR=0.029). As a result of the reliability analysis, the Cronbach’s alpha value was 0.975. Conclusion: The results indicated that the Trust in the Health Care Team Scale has an adequate level of validity and reliability in Turkish culture to measure the level of trust in the health care team.
