Picture cards for raising awareness of home accidents (EVREKA): A methodological study on reliability and validity

AbstractObjective: Home accidents include events such as falls, cuts, burns, scalds, and poisoning, and are considered a global public health issue due to children's incomplete development. This study was conducted to determine the reliability and validity of the Picture Cards Raising Awareness of Home Accidents (EVREKA) in creating awareness of home accidents.Method: The population of this methodological study consisted of mothers registered at the Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate Family Health Centers between December 3, 2018, and March 29, 2019, who had children aged 0-5 years. The sample of the study was determined based on Şeker's 2016 research, which ranked Istanbul's 39 districts according to quality of life. Using the systematic sampling method, eight districts (Kadıköy, Üsküdar, Küçükçekmece, Pendik, Kağıthane, Avcılar, Silivri, Şile) were selected, and 433 mothers who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study were included in the sample.Results: Slightly over half (55.4%) of the children were boys, with a mean age of 2.48±1.61 years. The mothers had an average age of 32.97±5.68 years. The correlation coefficients of EVREKA were found to be highly significant, and the internal consistency measures, such as Cronbach's alpha and KR20 reliability coefficients, were also found to be highly significant. Additionally, the agreement between test and retest scores was determined to be highly significant (p