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Serkan Bengisu; Özlem Öge-Dasdögen; Rosemary Martino – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Purpose: The most common cause of death in Turkey is attributed to vascular diseases, including stroke. Dysphagia stands out as one of the prevalent and life-threatening complications that often follow a stroke. Within the Turkish context, the availability of validated bedside screening tests for assessing dysphagia remains limited. The primary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Eating Disorders, Screening Tests, Neurological Impairments
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Rahime Yöntem Ölmez; Ilgün Özen Çinar – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2025
Breast cancer is a disease that requires palliative care and comfort. The current study aimed to adapt the scale used to assess the comfort level of breast cancer patients receiving palliative care, for the Turkish population, and to contribute to the literature. A total of 340 breast cancer patients who were registered at a university hospital's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cancer, Medical Care Evaluation, Patients
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Merve Bali; Elif Gür Kabul; Bilge Basakci Çalik; Gülçin Otar Yener; Zahide Ekici Tekin; Selçuk Yüksel – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2023
The aim of the study was to describe the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Juvenile Arthritis Functional Assessment Report (JAFAR) in children/adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Sixty-nine children/adolescents with JIA were included in the study. JAFAR(TR)-Child and Parent forms were applied to the patients with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chronic Illness, Diseases, Children
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Roe, Cecilie; Bautz-Holter, Erik; Cieza, Alarcos – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2013
Previous studies indicate that a worldwide measurement tool may be developed based on the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) Core Sets for chronic conditions. The aim of the present study was to explore the possibility of constructing a cross-cultural measurement of functioning for patients with low back pain…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pain, Chronic Illness, Patients
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Kesiktas, Nur; Paker, Nurdan; Bugdayci, Derya; Sencan, Sureyya; Karan, Ayse; Muslumanoglu, Lutfiye – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2012
Various rating scales have been used to assess ability in individuals with spinal cord injury. There is no specific functional assessment scale for Turkish patients with spinal cord injury. The Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) is a specific test, which has become popular in the last decade. A study was conducted to validate and evaluate the…
Descriptors: Injuries, Test Validity, Interrater Reliability, Rating Scales
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Akbiyik, Derya Iren; Sumbuloglu, Vildan; Guney, Zafer; Armutlu, Kadriye; Korkmaz, Nilufer; Keser, Ilke; Yuksel, Muazzez Merve; Karabudak, Rana – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2009
The aim of the study was to translate and test the reliability and validity of the Leeds Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Scale (LMSQoL) in Turkish patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Demographic data of MS patients who had a registration in and followed up by a university hospital were recorded. The LMSQoL and Turkish Quality of Life…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Test Reliability, Test Validity