Psychometrics of Persian Version of the Ageism Survey Among an Iranian Older Adult Population During COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health

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Saeed Pahlevan Sharif¹  Ratneswary Rasiah²  Long She²  Lida Hosseini³  Hamid Sharif Nia⁴  Omolhoda Kaveh⁴  Fatemeh Khoshnavay Fomani⁵ 

[1] Faculty of Business and Law, Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia;

[2] Saito University College, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia;

[3] School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

[4] School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran;

[5] School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

关键词: ageism;    scale;    older adults;    psychometric;    validation;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2021.683291

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: Studies have revealed an increase in discrimination, neglect, and abuse among the older adult population during this period. This study assessed the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the ageism survey instrument tested on a sample of the Iranian older adult population during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. An important move in counteracting ageism is to classify the ageism scale comprehensively by employing adequate psychometrics.Methods: The Persian version of the ageism scale was developed using a two-step procedure. The first step involved translating and revising the original scale to develop a Persian version of the ageism scale. The second step involved assessing the psychometric features of the newly adapted scale using construct validity through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and thereafter assessing the reliability through the average inter-item correlation (AIC), Cronbach's alpha. The sample consisted of 400 older adults (age 65 and older), who were recruited through online data collection, with samples for EFA and CFA randomly selected from the total samples.Results: The Persian version of the ageism survey has three factors: age-related deprivation with five items, dignity with three items, and employment with three items; all of which explained 57.02% of the total variance. The outcome of the EFA was verified by the CFA, with internal consistency reliability being excellent (Cronbach's alpha was 0.725, 0.698, and 0.708 for the three factors).Conclusion: This study specifically offers a restructured three factors Persian version of the ageism survey for Iranian older adults with acceptable construct validity and reliability.

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