Developing a Tool for Evaluating Ageism in Nursing Care of Older People in Kashan/Iran

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.
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research