Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Physicians Spiritual Well-Being Scale

Abstract

Aim: This study was undertaken to translate and adapt the Physician’s Spiritual Well-Being Scale into the Turkish language and investigate its validity and reliability for Turkish physicians. Methods: This methodological study was conducted on a sample of 162 physicians at different public and private institutes in Istanbul province, Turkey, between February and March 2022. Principal Component Analysis was applied to the data of the sample group to reveal the structural similarity between the original form and the Turkish version of the scale. The scale's reliability was confirmed by evaluating Cronbach's alpha's internal consistency. Results: The factor analysis confirmed the four original factors of the PSpWBS: “self-esteem”, “care for the patient”, “interpersonal relationships”, and “meaningful life”. The total explainable variance was 54%. Factor analysis showed that the internal consistency Cronbach alpha value for the scale was between 0.645 and 0.889. Conclusion: The Physician’s Spiritual Well-Being Scale has satisfactory reliability and validity and could be used for the assessment of the spiritual well-being of a physician.