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

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 du...

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Autores principales: Hamid Sharif Nia, Long She, Ratneswary Rasiah, Fatemeh Khoshnavay Fomani, Omolhoda Kaveh, Saeed Pahlevan Sharif, Lida Hosseini
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:425df1931a3f483c8e195098588ae73a2021-11-17T04:34:48ZPsychometrics of Persian Version of the Ageism Survey Among an Iranian Older Adult Population During COVID-19 Pandemic2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.683291https://doaj.org/article/425df1931a3f483c8e195098588ae73a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.683291/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565Background: 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.Hamid Sharif NiaLong SheRatneswary RasiahFatemeh Khoshnavay FomaniOmolhoda KavehSaeed Pahlevan SharifLida HosseiniFrontiers Media S.A.articleageismscaleolder adultspsychometricvalidationPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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topic ageism
scale
older adults
psychometric
validation
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle ageism
scale
older adults
psychometric
validation
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Hamid Sharif Nia
Long She
Ratneswary Rasiah
Fatemeh Khoshnavay Fomani
Omolhoda Kaveh
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif
Lida Hosseini
Psychometrics of Persian Version of the Ageism Survey Among an Iranian Older Adult Population During COVID-19 Pandemic
description 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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author Hamid Sharif Nia
Long She
Ratneswary Rasiah
Fatemeh Khoshnavay Fomani
Omolhoda Kaveh
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif
Lida Hosseini
author_facet Hamid Sharif Nia
Long She
Ratneswary Rasiah
Fatemeh Khoshnavay Fomani
Omolhoda Kaveh
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif
Lida Hosseini
author_sort Hamid Sharif Nia
title Psychometrics of Persian Version of the Ageism Survey Among an Iranian Older Adult Population During COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short Psychometrics of Persian Version of the Ageism Survey Among an Iranian Older Adult Population During COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full Psychometrics of Persian Version of the Ageism Survey Among an Iranian Older Adult Population During COVID-19 Pandemic
title_fullStr Psychometrics of Persian Version of the Ageism Survey Among an Iranian Older Adult Population During COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Psychometrics of Persian Version of the Ageism Survey Among an Iranian Older Adult Population During COVID-19 Pandemic
title_sort psychometrics of persian version of the ageism survey among an iranian older adult population during covid-19 pandemic
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/425df1931a3f483c8e195098588ae73a
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