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[Adaptation and validation of aged adults' adaptation scale to their residence (EAPAR) in Chile]
Nancy Plaza-Troncoso1, Onésimo Juncos-Rabadán2, Claudia Troncoso-Pantoja3
1Departamento de Ciencia de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
Background:
The adaptation of older people to nursing homes may be problematic. Scales to assess the degree of adaptation are required.
Aim:
To adapt and evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Scale of Adaptation of the Older Adults to their Residence (EAPAR) in the Chilean population.
Material And Methods:
EAPAR and self-esteem scales were applied to 106 people aged 79 ± 7 years (57% women) living in nursing homes. Reliability was measured using Cronbach's alpha.
Results:
The instrument was adequately understood by the Chilean participants. In the content validity, the structure of the scale appears homogeneous and with an acceptable statistical significance.
Conclusions:
EAPAR is a reliable and valid instrument to be used by health professionals.
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