Development of the Attitude Scale Towards Rural Health Services: A study with university health students in Türkiye
Rural and Remote Health, cilt.25, sa.3, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.22605/rrh9359
- Dergi Adı: Rural and Remote Health
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Anahtar Kelimeler: factor analysis, health students, reliability and validity, scale development, T & uuml;rkiye
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim: This study aims to develop a scale to assess the attitude ofuniversity students towards rural health services. Method: The research was conducted with 378 students studyingin university health-related departments in Türkiye. The Attitude Scale Towards Rural Health Services was developed through asystematic process including problem identification, literaturereview, item-writing, gathering of expert opinion, pilot applicationand finalisation. Initially consisting of 35 items, the item pool wasreduced to 21 items after expert review and pilot testing. Exploratory factor analysis was carried out on the data. In addition, composite reliability and average variance extracted values of thescale and its subdimensions were calculated. Results: Exploratory factor analysis identified three factors: positiveattitude, voluntarism and contribution, and concerns and limitations. Reliability analysis showed that the Cronbach’s alphavalues for all subscales were greater than 0.70, indicating highinternal consistency. Conclusion: The study concluded that the Rural Health Services Attitude Scale is a valid and reliable tool for assessing healthstudents’ attitudes towards rural health services.