Validation of the Chinese version of the Life-Space Assessment in community-dwelling older adults
Journal
Geriatric Nursing
Date Issued
2020
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Abstract
The Life-Space Assessment (LSA) is a comprehensive tool for assessing mobility in older adults, but the evidence of its psychometric properties in Chinese older adults is lacking. The aim was to adapt and validate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Life-Space Assessment (LSA-C) in community-dwelling older adults. A cross-sectional study was designed with 225 community-dwelling older adults. The content validity of the LSA-C was satisfactory. The criterion validity was supported by significant correlation between the LSA-C and the Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire (MFAQ). Additionally, the LSA-C was negatively correlated with the 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10) and positively correlated with the General Health subscale of the Short-Form-36 Health Survey (GH of the SF-36), implying good construct validity. Finally, the LSA-C showed excellent stability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.88). The LSA-C demonstrates adequate psychometric properties, supporting its use in future research in the Chinese context. ? 2019 Elsevier Inc.
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Other Subjects
aged; article; Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; community dwelling person; construct validity; content validity; controlled study; correlation coefficient; cross-sectional study; female; functional assessment; human; human experiment; male; questionnaire; reliability; Short Form 36; Asian continental ancestry group; daily life activity; geriatric assessment; independent living; psychometry; reproducibility; Taiwan; Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Geriatric Assessment; Humans; Independent Living; Male; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; Taiwan
Type
journal article