Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Depression Coping Self‐efficacy Scale

Abstract

Reliable and valid instruments are needed to assess and deal with the problems that are encountered by depressed patients in psychiatric nursing practice. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Depression Coping Self-efficacy Scale. A descriptive and correlation design was used to determine the psychometric properties of the Scale. The study population was 105 depressed inpatients from acute psychiatry services. The study confirmed that the Scale is reliable and valid for assessing depression coping self-efficacy of depressed patients in acute psychiatric wards in Turkey.

Gordon's model applied to nursing care of people with depression

“…If the result is below 50%, the individual's self-efficacy is regarded as low, a moderate result is between 50 and 75%, and a high result is over 75% (Perraud 2000). Albal et al (2010) did the Turkish adaptation of the scale, and they found a reliability coefficient of 0.94 (Albal et al 2010). The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of the scale in this study was calculated to be 0.72.…”

“…Albal et al. () did the Turkish adaptation of the scale, and they found a reliability coefficient of 0.94 (Albal et al. ).…”

“…() did the Turkish adaptation of the scale, and they found a reliability coefficient of 0.94 (Albal et al. ). The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of the scale in this study was calculated to be 0.72.…”

“…Nurses working with depressed people should consider the patients' coping attitudes that are caused by or associated with depression, reduce negative coping responses, increase the individual's coping ability, and develop self‐efficacy and hope (Albal et al. ; Blair ; Delaney & Barrare ). This approach could be decisive in the regeneration of occupational and psychosocial functions, in quality of life improvement, and in the prevention of relapse and recurrence.…”

“…The individuals and the families' inability to cope, a fall in selfefficacy and hopelessness are significant problems in the nursing intervention of people with depression (Carpenito Moyet 2009;Herdman 2012). Nurses working with depressed people should consider the patients' coping attitudes that are caused by or associated with depression, reduce negative coping responses, increase the individual's coping ability, and develop self-efficacy and hope (Albal et al 2010;Blair 2012;Delaney & Barrare 2012). This approach could be decisive in the regeneration of occupational and psychosocial functions, in quality of life improvement, and in the prevention of relapse and recurrence.…”