Reliability and Validity

Qualitative research has a wide range of data quality challenges. Measuring the same

event several times and getting consistent findings is reliable research. It is also valid research if

measurements were taken using precise methods. According to Dixon, validity is how an

indication is used to assess a notion's inaccuracy. A study cannot be considered valid unless it is

reliable. To verify a study, researchers believe that reliability is essential. Research can be

assessed in terms of credibility, reliability, confirmability, and a research's ability to be

transferred to other contexts. This paper will explore Coban's and Kasikci's article, describe the

study and show how it utilized the validity and reliability to achieve accuracy of the results.

Coban's and Kasikci's research aimed to test the psychometric features of a Turkish-

adapted English version of the survey instrument Patient Perception of Hospital

Experience with Nursing Care. Patient happiness is routinely included in health care planning

and assessment as an essential measure of service quality. However, some literature revealed

various assessments that evaluate patient satisfaction with hospitalization services in Turkey.

In the article, reliability and validity of data were achieved by ensuring that the data

collected is not distorted by returning the filled questionnaires from patients in sealed envelopes

written on top "confidential'; thus, transferability attribute. Data transfer is a problem with data

quality that alters the obtained data to suit a narrative relevant to the study's subject matter.

Therefore, Coban's and Kasikci's approach ensured reliability by securing the data enclosed in

the envelopes to curb distortion of data in the questionnaire.

Coban and Kasikci achieved methodological reliability and validity by ensuring that the

participants were not forced to fill the questionnaire since it was voluntary for medical and

surgery clinic patients. By forcing respondents to participate in the survey questionnaire, they
will not be in the mood of answering the questions, therefore giving incorrect answers (Mohajan,

19). The incorrectly answered questions will affect the reliability and the validity of the results.

To ensure the accuracy of the result to achieve reliability and validity, Coban's and Kasikci

compared different outcomes of the same events. For instance, during the translation of the

PPHEN Scale into both Turkish and English versions, two individuals worked independently to

translate it, and later the results were compared. They also ensured that the respondents could fill

out the questionnaire and were knowledgeable of the Turkish language. The criteria for selecting

the survey respondents were essential for their study to obtain accurately-fully filled

questionnaires than selecting people without knowledge of serving the questionnaire, which may

result in blank questionnaires that will be difficult to evaluate.

Finally, Coban's and Kasikci used the correct method of selecting the survey respondents

and analyzing the scale for patients. According to Spiers et al., qualitative research must be

rigorous to obtain reliability and validity. It is possible to determine the validity of a study via

measures such as internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and inter-rater reliability. At the

same time, it is also possible to determine the reliability of research through reliability measures

such as multiple data sources, competing interpretations, and logic models were all employed to

ensure the study's reliability and validity. Research investigations rely heavily on the concepts of

validity and reliability. As a result, Coban's and Kasikci got reliable and accurate findings and

used them to make conclusive ideologies. Analysis of reliability and validity in qualitative data

analysis was necessary for this topic. For this reason, a qualitative research strategy relies heavily

on the reliability of the data it collects.

 Works Cited

Coban, Gulay, and Magfiret Kasikci. "Reliability and validity of the scale of patient perception

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Dixon, Carmen S. "Interviewing Adolescent Females in Qualitative Research." Qualitative

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Mohajan, Haradhan Kumar. "Two criteria for good measurements in research: Validity and

reliability." Annals of Spiru Haret University. Economic Series 17.4 (2017): 59-82.

Spiers, J., Morse, J. M., Olson, K., Mayan, M., & Barrett, M. (2018). Reflection/Commentary on

a Past Article: “Verification Strategies for Establishing Reliability and Validity in

Qualitative Research.” International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 17(1),

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