Assessing Older Adult Wellness: An Assessment of the Psychometric Properties of the Lifestyle Survey
| Autor: | Kelley Strout, Elizabeth P. Howard, Jennifer Crittenden, Liam M. O'Brien |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Gerontology
Male Psychometrics Health Status Psychological intervention Validity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Content validity Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Geriatric Assessment Life Style General Nursing Reliability (statistics) Aged Aged 80 and over 030504 nursing Reproducibility of Results General Medicine Middle Aged Focus group Test (assessment) Female Independent Living 0305 other medical science Psychology Independent living |
| Zdroj: | Journal of nursing measurement. 28(3) |
| ISSN: | 1945-7049 |
| Popis: | Background and purposeTo measure wellness interventions, researchers need valid and reliable tools to measure the concept of wellness. The purpose of this study is to examine the validity and reliability of the Lifestyle Survey instrument.MethodsCommunity-dwelling older adults were recruited and asked to evaluate the reliability by engaging in a test retest reliability. Observer agreement was measured by calculating a kappa score for each item. Content validity was evaluated with a focus group session.Results(n = 56) older adults completed the survey on time one and time two. Of 115 items, 77.39% demonstrated moderate or higher kappa agreement. Focus group respondents identified rewording a few items.ConclusionWith refinement, the Lifestyle Survey is a valid and reliable measure of wellness among community-dwelling older adults. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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