Psychometric evaluation of a newly developed Elderly-Constipation Impact Scale
| Autor: | Azidah Abdul Kadir, Dariah Mohd Yusoff, Yee Cheng Kueh, Yeong Yeh Lee, Patimah Abdul Wahab, Siti Hawa Ali |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Activities of daily living Constipation Epidemiology lcsh:Medicine Validity Gastroenterology and Hepatology Nursing General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Construct 03 medical and health sciences Elderly 0302 clinical medicine Cronbach's alpha Quality of life Validation Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Chronic constipation business.industry General Neuroscience lcsh:R General Medicine humanities Confirmatory factor analysis Exploratory factor analysis Scale CFA EFA Geriatrics 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Public Health medicine.symptom General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business Psychometric Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | PeerJ PeerJ, Vol 8, p e8581 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2167-8359 |
| Popis: | Background Chronic constipation is a common symptom among the elderly, and it may affect their quality of life (QoL). A lack of available research focused on the elderly means that this effect is not well understood. This study aimed to develop and validate a new scale (Elderly-Constipation Impact Scale (E-CIS)) to measure the impact of chronic constipation on QoL among the elderly. Methods A pool of items was generated from a qualitative study, literature reviews, and expert reviews. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed on the original 40 items of the E-CIS and followed by 27 items for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). A total of 470 elderly people with chronic constipation were involved. Results The mean age of the participants was 68.64 ± 6.57. Finally, only 22 items were indicated as appropriately representing the E-CIS, which were grouped into seven subscales: ‘daily activities’, ‘treatment satisfaction’, ‘lack of control of bodily function’, ‘diet restriction’, ‘symptom intensity’, ‘anxiety’ and ‘preventive actions’. The scale was confirmed as valid (root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.04, comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.961, Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = 0.952 and chi-square/degree of freedom (chiSq/df) = 1.44) and reliable (Cronbach’s alpha: 0.66–0.85, composite reliability (CR) = 0.699–0.851) to assess the impact of chronic constipation on the elderly’s QoL. Conclusions The E-CIS is useful to measure the impact of chronic constipation on the elderly’s QoL. A further test is needed to determine the validity and reliability of this scale in other elderly population. |
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