Indonesian version of Shorthened General Comfort Questionnaire (SGCQ): validity and reliability
Penulis/Author
Prof. Intansari Nurjannah, S.Kp., M.NSc., PhD (1)
Tanggal/Date
2017
Kata Kunci/Keyword
Abstrak/Abstract
Introduction. One of nursing consent is patient’s comfort. In nursing terminology,
there is one nursing diagnosis refer to this namely Impaired comfort. One of tool to
measure patient’s comfort is by using Shortened General Comfort Questionnaire
(SGCQ). This instrument however, has never been adapted in Indonesia language and
there is no information of the validity and reliability of this instrument.
Aim. To identify the validity and reliability of Shortened General Comfort
Questionnaire (SGCQ) in Indonesian version.
Methods. Three experts were recruited to measure the content validity of Shortened
General Comfort Questionnaire (SGCQ) in Indonesian version. S-CVI and I-CVI
analyses were used to measure the validity of this instrument. Analysis for the
reliability of this instrument was using Cronbach’s Alpha from data of 30 patients
undertaking hemodialysis.
Results. Both I-CVI and S-CVI were 1 in score and Cronbach Alpha was 0.784.
Conclusion. Shortened General Comfort Questionnaire (SGCQ) in Indonesian version
has acceptable validity and reliability.
