JOURNAL OF TRANSCULTURAL NURSING, cilt.25, sa.3, ss.232-240, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
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.