Adaptation of Chronic Kidney Disease-Self Management Knowledge Tool (CKD-SMKT) into Turkish

Authors : Öznur ALTIPARMAK, Fikret İZZETTİN, Betül OKUYAN, İzzet Hakkı ARIKAN, Mesut SANCAR

Pages : 432-436

Doi:10.33808/clinexphealthsci.778046

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Publication Date : 2021-09-27

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: The aim of the study is adaptation of Chronic Kidney Disease-Self Management Tool insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CKD-SMKT); into Turkish language. Material and Methods: The study was conducted with chronic kidney disease patients in a training and research hospital. Initially, translation and cultural adaptation of the Turkish tool was performed, afterwards the internal consistency were evaluated with Kuder-Richardson insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(KR-20); coefficient. Results: The total of 48 patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mean of age [years]: 62.13±15.19); were included the study. An acceptable internal consistency with a KR-20 value of 0.71 were determined for the tool. 62.5% of participants answered correctly to all self-management knowledge items, however only 10.4% of them indicated that they behaved in line with the correct answers of all self-management knowledge items. Conclusion: The Turkish version of CKD-SMKT is a reliable and appropriate tool to assess the self-management knowledge of chronic kidney patients.
Keywords : Chronic Kidney Disease, Knowledge, Self management

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