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Parvin Ahmadi1, Negin Masoudi Alavi2, Hamid Reza Gilasi3
1Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Abstract:
Ageism implies negative views and attitudes towards older people. These unconscious behaviors could make the elderly feel as if they were no longer useful for the family and community. Ageism is common in healthcare services. The objective of this study was to develop a tool to assess ageism in nursing care in Kashan/Iran 2015. This psychometric study was carried out in four stages: literature review for item generation; content validity testing; exploratory factor analysis (EFA) for evaluation of construct validity; and reliability assessment. The data analyzed with SPSS version 16. The final questionnaire had 24 items. The total CVI and CVR were 0.88 and 0.57. Explanatory factor analysis identified 3 factors of respecting older adult in nursing care (14 items); age discrimination and negative views towards older adults (5 items); attention to older adult and their basic caring needs (5 items). The three factors could explain 49.54% of variance. The test-re-test correlation stood at 0.9. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was Cronbach's alpha =0.85. A valid and reliable instrument for the evaluation of ageism in nursing care was developed in this study.
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