Validity and Reliability Study of the Turkish Version of Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six-34

ATİLA ÇAĞLAR N., Noyan-Erba A., Tigrak A., ÖZCEBE E.

JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH, vol.67, no.2, pp.586-594, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 67 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1044/2023_jslhr-22-00667
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, Communication & Mass Media Index, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistic Bibliography, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MEDLINE, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo
  • Page Numbers: pp.586-594
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Speech and language disorders can negatively affect preschool children's communicative participation skills. Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six-34 (FOCUS -34) is a valid and reliable scale that evaluates communicative participation in preschool children with speech and language disorders. This study aimed to establish the Turkish version of FOCUS -34 (FOCUS-34-TR) and investigate its validity and reliability. Method: A total of 175 children with language disorders, speech sound disorders, and fluency disorders (aged 20-72 months) and their parents were included in the study. Parents were asked to complete the demographic information form, the FOCUS-34-TR scale, and the Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional (ASQ-SE) Turkish version. The construct validity, convergent and divergent validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability of the scale were investigated. Results: The FOCUS-34-TR had high values for internal consistency (alpha = .97) and test-retest reliability (r = .95). The correlations between the FOCUS-34-TR total score and its subscales were between .77 and .90. A moderately significant negative correlation was found between the FOCUS-34-TR scale and the ASQ-SE. Conclusion: The Turkish version of FOCUS -34 is a valid and reliable scale that can be used in clinics and for research purposes to evaluate the communicative participation skills of Turkish -speaking preschool children with speech and language disorders.