Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the PEER-U scale

ABSTRACT

Background: Antenatal care is necessary for mother and infant by reducing or eliminating the risks which may occur in the antenatal and postnatal period. Ultrasound is one of the most commonly used examination methods in antenatal monitoring. Evaluating the expectations, experiences and reactions of both parents during routine ultrasound examinations is essential to provide the best antenatal care.

Objective: This study aims to test the validity and reliability of the PEER-U scale developed for Sweden by Ekelin et al.

Method: The PEER-U scale consists of before and after ultrasound scales. Four hundred and thirty-six parents participated in the study. Interviews were conducted with all participating parents in a private room 15 minutes before and five minutes after the ultrasound. Researchers analysed the PEER-U scale for language, content, construct, criterion-referenced validity and internal consistency reliability.

Results: The Turkish version of PEER-U has 21 items in the before ultrasound scale and 21 items in the after ultrasound scale. Cronbach's alpha was 0.65 for the before ultrasound scale and 0.89 for the after ultrasound scale.

Conclusion: The study determined that the Turkish version of the PEER-U scale is a valid and reliable scale for Turkish society.

KEYWORDS:

• PEER-U
• pregnancy
• ultrasound
• validity-reliability
• Turkey

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Maria Ekelin who developed the PEER-U scale. We also thank all the study’s participants.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This study was not funded by any organisation.