Ahmad Bahuri Nor Hana, Rizal Hussein, Abdul Majid Hazreen, Said Mas Ayu, Su Tin Tin
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
Centre for Population Health (CePH), Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Apr 22;9(5):499. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9050499.
The world's ageing population is associated with increased morbidity, disability, and social and financial insecurity, which may affect quality of life (QoL). Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the Active Ageing Framework (AAF) in 2002 to enhance QoL as people age. However, little is known about the status of awareness of active ageing among the population, and there is no appropriate tool for assessment. Hence, the Awareness of Active Ageing Questionnaire (AAAQ) was developed. The content, linguistic and face validations together with test-retest reliability were conducted. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed to test the structural validity of the AAAQ. A total of 110 participants (mean ± SD = 50.19 ± 5.52) were selected for the pilot, 81 participants (mean ± SD = 49.40 ± 5.70) for the test-retest, and 404 participants (mean ± SD = 49.90 ± 5.80) for CFA and EFA tests. The 16-item AAAQ Malay version showed satisfactory reliability and validity. The Cronbach's alpha was more than 0.7 and showed good fit: Cmin/df = 2.771, GFI = 0.903, TLI = 0.951, RMSEA = 0.08. The AAAQ is suitable for measuring the awareness of active ageing among the middle-aged population in Malaysia.
全球人口老龄化与发病率上升、残疾、社会和经济不安全因素增加相关，这些因素可能会影响生活质量（QoL）。因此，世界卫生组织（WHO）于2002年认可了积极老龄化框架（AAF），以随着人们年龄增长提高生活质量。然而，人们对积极老龄化的认知状况知之甚少，且尚无合适的评估工具。因此，开发了积极老龄化调查问卷（AAAQ）。进行了内容、语言和表面效度验证以及重测信度检验。进行探索性因子分析（EFA）和验证性因子分析（CFA）以检验AAAQ的结构效度。共有110名参与者（平均±标准差=50.19±5.52）被选入试点，81名参与者（平均±标准差=49.40±5.70）参与重测，404名参与者（平均±标准差=49.90±5.80）参与CFA和EFA测试。16项AAAQ马来语版本显示出令人满意的信度和效度。克朗巴哈系数大于0.7，拟合良好：Cmin/df = 2.771，GFI = 0.903，TLI = 0.951，RMSEA = 0.08。AAAQ适用于衡量马来西亚中年人群对积极老龄化的认知。
