跨文化测量白种人、黑种人、西班牙裔和亚洲老年人残疾程度的不变性。
Cross-Cultural Measurement Invariance of a Measure of Disability for White, Black, Hispanic and Asian Older Adults.
机构信息
Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, The City University of New York, 2180 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10035, USA.
School of Social Work, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
出版信息
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 3;18(4):1401. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041401.
INTRODUCTION
This study aims to determine the cross-cultural measurement equivalence of the Washington Group General Measure of Disability for older adults.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
This study used the 2012 California Health Interview Survey. The sample included 14,115 non-Hispanic White, Black, Hispanic and Asian adults aged 65 and older. Analysis was conducted using multi-group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), parallel and Tau-equivalent tests.
RESULTS
The results indicated that the measure was valid for use with older adults (Satorra Bentler χ = 13.27, df = 3, = 0.005, GFI = 0.996). Multi-group CFA indicated comparisons were valid between Whites with Blacks, and Hispanics with Asians. Cognitive disability was associated with independent living disability for Whites and Blacks, and with sensory disability for Hispanics and Asians.
CONCLUSIONS
Findings indicated the measure is valid for cross-cultural comparison for certain racial/ethnic groups. Further research is needed to understand differences in associations of cognitive decline with other areas of disability for older adults.
介绍
本研究旨在确定华盛顿残疾通用测量表（Washington Group General Measure of Disability）在老年人群体中的跨文化测量等效性。
材料与方法
本研究使用了 2012 年加利福尼亚健康访谈调查的数据。样本包括 14115 名非西班牙裔白种人、黑种人、西班牙裔和亚洲老年人。分析采用多组验证性因子分析（CFA）、平行和 Tau 等效性检验。
结果
研究结果表明，该测量方法适用于老年人群体（Satorra Bentler χ=13.27，df=3，=0.005，GFI=0.996）。多组 CFA 表明，白人与黑人间以及西班牙裔人与亚洲人间的比较是有效的。认知障碍与白人和黑人间的独立生活障碍以及西班牙裔人和亚洲人间的感官障碍有关。
结论
研究结果表明，该测量方法对于某些种族/民族群体的跨文化比较是有效的。需要进一步研究以了解认知能力下降与老年人其他残疾领域关联的差异。
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