Abstract:

OBJECTIVE This methodological study aimed to adapt the Oral Assessment Guide for Children and Young People into Turkish and assess its validity and reliability. METHODS The study sample comprised 60 children aged 8?18 years who had received chemotherapy once and had agreed to participate in the study. RESULTS Internal consistency was used to determine the reliability of the Turkish version of the scale. Cronbach"s alpha coefficient was found to be 0.84. Content and concurrent validity tests were used to determine the validity of the Turkish scale. The experts" opinions showed that the items on the scale correlated well with each other (items content validity index and scale content validity index, 0.91). The concurrent validity was determined through item analysis based on differences between the mean scores of upper?lower group items. A statistically significant difference was found between the mean scores of the upper and lower groups. All items of the scale were found to have high correlations with each other (p<0.05). CONCLUSION The analyses conducted on the Turkish version of the scale showed that it was consistent with the original scale and was valid and reliable for the Turkish society.

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