Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
BMC Geriatr. 2023 Oct 12;23(1):654. doi: 10.1186/s12877-023-04388-x.
The present study aimed to design and determine the psychometric properties of a short-form questionnaire to investigate the domestic elder abuse.
This study consisted of two phases: in phase 1 we employed a modified Delphi approach with 18 participants. Consequently, content and face validity, and item analysis were applied. In Phase 2 we evaluated structural validity and convergent validity. Reliability was assessed by looking at internal consistency, stability, and absolute reliability.
The findings led to the development of a 27-items short form of domestic elder abuse in four domains that jointly accounted for 74.14% of the variance observed. The short form showed high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.93) and significantly correlated (r = 0.91; p < 0.001 for both scales) with the comprehensive (49-item) domestic elder abuse.
The short form of domestic elder abuse was found to be reliable and valid as the longer version. The short form of domestic elder abuse could lessen the burden on respondents.
本研究旨在设计并确定一个简短的问卷，以调查家庭虐待老人的问题，并对其心理测量学特性进行评估。
本研究分为两个阶段：在第一阶段，我们采用了 18 名参与者的改良 Delphi 方法。随后进行了内容和表面效度以及项目分析。在第二阶段，我们评估了结构有效性和收敛有效性。通过考察内部一致性、稳定性和绝对可靠性来评估可靠性。
研究结果得出了一个由 27 个项目组成的、包含四个领域的家庭虐待老人的简短形式，该简短形式共解释了观察到的 74.14%的方差。简短形式具有较高的内部一致性（Cronbach's alpha = 0.93），并且与综合（49 项）家庭虐待老人量表显著相关（r = 0.91；p < 0.001，两个量表均如此）。
该简短形式的家庭虐待老人问卷与较长版本一样可靠且有效。家庭虐待老人简短形式问卷可以减轻受访者的负担。
