Reliability and validity study of a Turkish version of the Communicative Effectiveness Survey-Revised (CES-R).

What is already known on the subject Self-assessment tools are suggested as a primary use when evaluating people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) with communication difficulties. The CES-R is one of these self-assessment scales. However, the validity and reliability study of the Communicative Effectiveness Survey-Revised (CES-R) in Turkish has not been conducted. What this paper adds to existing knowledge This study demonstrates the validity and reliability of the Turkish CES-R scale and its applicability to PwPD. Furthermore, this scale can be used in assessment procedures for possible communication difficulties for PwPD. What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work? The scale, which is unidimensional in the literature, was found to have two dimensions with eigenvalues > 1 in the Discovery Factor analysis in this study. The first dimension was named communication in general situations (CGS) and the second dimension was named communication in difficult situations (CDS). It is thought that this scale will be useful in research and clinics for the comprehensive assessment of PwPD with communication difficulties before and after treatment.