The translation process of the culturally sensitive active aging scale for community-dwelling older adults in Pakistan

Autor: Rashida Bibi, Zhang Yan, Akhter Zeb, Nasir Anwar, Nasar Mian, Roheeda Amanullah Khan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Public Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16563-1
Popis: Abstract Background The assessment of active aging levels in Pakistani older adults is crucial yet; research tools are scarce in the local language. Therefore, this study aims to translate and validate the English version of an Active Aging Scale into a cross-culturally sensitive Urdu version to assess active aging levels in Pakistani older adults. Methods To translate and validate the scale, we used the ISPOR (International Society for Pharmacy Economic and Outcome Research) standards. Reliability, concurrent validity, construct validity, convergent validity, and discriminatory validity were checked on a total sample of 160 community-dwelling older adults. After two weeks, the test–retest reliability was examined. AMOS version 23 and SPSS version 23 were used to analyze the data. Results The average content validity index for clarity was 0.91 and relevancy was 0.80. The total variance in the pilot study of all items secured > 0.3 variances except for two items scored
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