Sexuality and Disability

, Volume 28, Issue 4, pp 287–296 | Cite as

Turkish Version of the Reliability and Validity Study of the Sexual Attitudes and Belief Survey

  • Hatice Ayhan
  • Emine Iyigun
  • Sevinc Tastan
  • Halise Coskun
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Abstract

There is not enough information about beliefs and attitudes of the nursing students regarding giving sexual counseling to the patients. This study examined the validity and reliability of the Turkish Sexual Attitudes and Belief Survey, to determine barriers and their possible causes that affect evaluation of the sexual problems that occur because of illnesses or treatments of patients. The Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient of the survey and re-test text correlation value was found as 0.73 and 0.90, respectively (P < 0.05). Turkish version of the Sexual Attitudes and Belief Survey is a valid and reliable scale to evaluate nursing students’ beliefs and attitudes that affect giving sexual counseling to the patients.

Keywords

Nursing students Sexual attitudes and belief survey Sexual counseling Turkey 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Hatice Ayhan
    • 1
    • 3
  • Emine Iyigun
    • 1
  • Sevinc Tastan
    • 1
  • Halise Coskun
    • 2
  1. 1.Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of NursingAnkaraTurkey
  2. 2.Canakkale Military HospitalCanakkaleTurkey
  3. 3.Gulhane Askeri Tip Akademisi Hemsirelik Yuksek OkuluEtlik, AnkaraTurkey

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