Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bulteni, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.147-154, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
Objective: This methodological research has been performed in order to evaluate the reliability of the Turkish version of the the Liverpool University Neuroleptic Side Effect Rating Scale (LUNSERS), which was developed by Day at al. for measuring the side effects of antipsychotics. Method: First, the ethical approval was obtained from Jenniffer Day and Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and then The Liverpool University Neuroleptic Side Effect Rating Scale was translated into Turkish. After established the equivalence of the original version and Turkish version of LUNSERS, the reliability analyses were performed with patients who took antipsychotic drugs. The study was carried out with a total of 117 outpatients who met the research criteria including to take at least one neuroleptic for longer than one month, to be able to write and read, not to show acute symptoms/to be stable, to be able to communicate and willing to participate in research in the psychiatry clinic of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. Results: The internal consistency coefficient (Cronbach's alpha) of the LUNSERS was .89. Item-total correlation coefficients were between .19 and .65. The test-retest reliability was good (r=.81, P<0.02). Test-retest correlation coefficients were calculated to be between .20-.84, and the correlation coefficients of all of the items, except two, were statistically significant. Conclusion: As a result of this research; it has been understood that Turkish version of the Liverpool University Neuroleptic Side Effect Rating Scale (LUNSERS) is reliable. Turkish version of this scale can be easily used in clinical practice.