Cultural Validation of the Turkish Version of the Infertility Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (TISE-SF).

PURPOSE: To translate and test the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Infertility Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (TISE-SF). METHODS: The convenience sample consisted of 120 infertile women. A psychometric research design was used with content and construct validity and reliability. RESULTS: Cronbach's alpha of .78 showed moderate reliability, whereas item-total correlations ranged from .30 to .54. Factor analysis extracted a single component, explaining 40.3% of the variance. Kendall W showed agreement with each expert regarding the appropriateness of the items, confirming the content validity of the translated TISE-SF. CONCLUSION: The results supported the construct validity and reliability of the TISE-SF for measuring infertility self-efficacy in a population of Turkish women. IMPLICATIONS: Evaluating infertile women's perception of self-efficacy with the TISE-SF may be useful in clinical studies in Turkey. TISE-SF can be used by professionals as a counseling tool to help guide women in managing their treatments at infertility centers.

A randomized controlled trial of the effects of nursing care based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring on distress, self-efficacy and adjustment in infertile women.

AIMS: To investigate the effects of nursing care based on the Theory of Human Caring on distress caused by infertility, perceived self-efficacy and adjustment levels. BACKGROUND: Infertility leads to individual, familial and social problems. Nursing care standards for women affected by infertility have yet to emerge. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial. METHODS: This study was conducted from May 2010-February 2011, with 105 Turkish women with infertility (intervention group: 52, control group: 53). We collected data using the Infertility Distress Scale, the Turkish-Infertility Self Efficacy Scale Short Form and the Turkish-Fertility Adjustment Scale. The intervention group received nursing care based on the Theory of Human Caring. Data were analysed using t-tests, chi-square tests and intention-to-treat analyses. RESULTS: The intervention and control groups significantly differed with regard to infertility distress, self-efficacy and adjustment levels. The intervention group's mean self-efficacy score increased by seven points and adjustment score decreased by seven points (in a positive direction). In addition, there was a significant reduction in infertility distress scores in the intervention group, but there was no change in the control group. CONCLUSION: Nursing care based on the Theory of Human Caring decreased the negative impact of infertility in women receiving infertility treatment and increased self-efficacy and adjustment.

Pregnancy planning and antenatal health behaviour: findings from one maternity unit in Turkey.

OBJECTIVE: to determine the relationship between pregnancy planning and antenatal behaviours. DESIGN AND METHOD: a descriptive study using a questionnaire completed during face-to-face interviews. SETTING: the obstetric and gynaecology department of one public hospital in Turkey. PARTICIPANTS: 1355 postpartum women. FINDINGS: of the pregnancies among these women, 71.3% were planned, 17% were unplanned and 11.7% were unwanted. Women with unwanted or unplanned pregnancies smoked more often than the women whose pregnancies were planned; these women were also less likely to take recommended vitamins such as folic acid, and were less likely to have adequate nutrition or gain an appropriate level of weight during pregnancy. Women with unwanted pregnancies tended to attend later for antenatal care, to not attend as often as women with planned or unplanned pregnancies (p<0.01). This study found that pregnancy planning influenced antenatal health behaviour.