INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES, cilt.43, sa.5, ss.611-621, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: As a profession, nurses are particularly concerned with cross-cultural influences that affect the health practices of populations. Although the international literature describes questionnaires and specific scales in health and disease behaviours, adequate Turkish-language instruments are scarce. Therefore, suitable Turkish-language instruments need to be developed or adapted for the Turkish population.