ADAPTATION OF THE KEELE ASSESSMENT OF PARTICIPATION INTO TURKISH: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES

Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to adapt Keele Assessment Participation into Turkish assess participation individuals aged 50 and over conduct its validity reliability studies Method: included 150 between ages 78 who came Izmir Palmiye Shopping Center February 2018 April 2018, could read write in Turkish. All participants were administered version Participation, Socio-demographic Questionnaire Form, Impact on Autonomy, Reintegration Normal Living Index Short Form 36 Quality Life Questionnaire. For reliability, test-retest item-total correlation coefficient, Kuder Richradson-20 Cronbach’s Alpha (α) analyses conducted. construct validity, exploratory factor analysis confirmatory conducted for concurrent correlations with examined. Results: coefficient was found be r=0.631; p<0.01, 0.655, Richardson-20 0.655 score coefficients ranging from 0.232 0.506. Exploratory revealed that questionnaire has a single factor. Confirmatory confirmed loadings are suitable. In highest for, Autonomy’s sub-group Autonomy 1.5 (r=-0.467; p<0.001). Conclusion: valid reliable measurement tool used social over.