Turkish Adaptation of the Antepartum Gastrointestinal Symptom Assessment Instrument: A Validity and Reliability Study

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dc.contributor.authorTaşhan, Sermin Timur
dc.contributor.authorUnver, Hacer
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:14:57Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:14:57Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim: This study aims to translate the Antepartum Gastrointestinal Symptom Assessment Instrument (AP-GI-SA) to Turkish, perform its cultural adaptation, and determine its reliability and validity. Material and Methods: This methodological study was conducted with 411 healthy pregnant women in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters. Three phases, which included language validity and content validity followed by a pilot test, were followed for the cultural adaptation of the scale. Construct validity analyses included Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). Reliability of the AP-GI-SA was enhanced through Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency coefficient as well as test-retest analysis and parallel form. Results: In the study, the highest Antepartum Gastrointestinal Symptom Assessment scale mean score was found in the 3rd trimester (33.40±11.43). According to EFA analysis results, the AP-GI-SA had nine items and one sub-scale. The results showed that the scale explained 54.3% of the total variance, and the Cronbach’s alpha was found 0.67. The CFA supported the one-factor structure of the scale. Besides, the test-retest analysis indicated a high correlation. Pregnant women in the third trimester were found to have the highest average AP-GI-SA score. Conclusions: This study shows that the AP-GI-SA is a valid tool which is also reliable to be utilized for measuring gastrointestinal symptoms during pregnancy in Turkish society. Implication for nursing practice: Experiencing GI symptoms in pregnancy is a known problem. The AP-GI-SA is a practical and useful scale for identifying these problems.
dc.identifier.doi10.31125/globnursinsights.1848968
dc.identifier.endpage223
dc.identifier.issn3108-3935
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage215
dc.identifier.trdizinid1371784
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.31125/globnursinsights.1848968
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1371784
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/107629
dc.identifier.volume12
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofGlobal nursing insights
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_TR_20250329
dc.subjectKadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum
dc.subjectHemşirelik
dc.titleTurkish Adaptation of the Antepartum Gastrointestinal Symptom Assessment Instrument: A Validity and Reliability Study
dc.typeArticle

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