ADAPTATION OF WAKE FOREST PHYSICIAN TRUST SCALE TO TURKISH: A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY

The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Wake Forest Physician Trust Scale and to analyze its Turkish validity and reliability. The sample group, selected by simple random sampling method, consists of 753 patients who applied to the outpatient clinics of three hospitals in Sivas city center. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were applied for construct validity. For reliability, Cronbach α coefficient was calculated and analyzed. EFA revealed that the measurement structure of the scale explained 69.144% of the variance. The scale consists of 7 items and one dimension. The validity of this scale was confirmed by applying CFA. Cronbach\'s α coefficient for the WFPTS was found to be 0.92. The Turkish version of the WFPTS has a high level of validity and reliability. Trust in the patient-physician relationship is one of the important factors determining the quality of patient care. There is no scale developed to measure patients\' trust in physicians in Turkish. This scale will be useful to measure trust in the patient-physician relationship in Turkish culture.