Khongsirisombat Nattapat, Limpuangthip Nareudee, Pisarnturakit Pagaporn Pantuwadee
Faculty of Dentistry, Dental Public Health Program, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
PLoS One. 2025 Aug 18;20(8):e0330382. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330382. eCollection 2025.
The short form of the Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire was developed to provide a brief, efficient assessment of attitudes toward ageing among older individuals, but requiring less time and energy to administer. However, it has not been translated into Thai language with psychometric validation. This study aimed to validate the psychometric properties of the Thai version of the short form of the questionnaire to determine its reliability in assessing attitudes toward ageing in the Thai context.
A total of 224 Thai community-dwelling older people aged 60 years or older were included. Participants completed the Thai short form of the Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire, a 12-item measure with three dimensions: psychological growth, psychosocial loss, and physical change. The questionnaire was translated into Thai using forward and back translation. Psychometric testing comprised confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency (using Cronbach's alpha), and test-retest reliability (using the intraclass correlation coefficient).
The results confirmed a three-factor structure corresponding to the original questionnaire's subscales. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated excellent model fit. Internal consistency was high, with Cronbach's alpha values of 0.764 for psychological growth, 0.704 for psychosocial loss, and 0.760 for physical change. Test-retest reliability showed excellent stability, with an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.91.
The Thai short form of the Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire is a valid, reliable tool for assessing attitudes toward ageing among older Thai individuals. It can assist in identifying areas needing support and informing the development of interventions to promote positive attitudes toward ageing, contributing to the well-being of older adults in Thailand.
《衰老态度问卷简版》的开发旨在为老年人对衰老的态度提供一种简短、高效的评估方式，且实施起来所需时间和精力较少。然而，它尚未被翻译成泰语并进行心理测量学验证。本研究旨在验证该问卷泰语简版的心理测量学特性，以确定其在泰国背景下评估对衰老态度的可靠性。
共纳入224名年龄在60岁及以上的泰国社区居住老年人。参与者完成了泰语版的《衰老态度问卷简版》，这是一项包含12个条目的测量工具，具有三个维度：心理成长、心理社会丧失和身体变化。该问卷通过正向和反向翻译翻译成泰语。心理测量测试包括验证性因素分析、内部一致性（使用克朗巴哈系数）和重测信度（使用组内相关系数）。
结果证实了与原始问卷子量表相对应的三因素结构。验证性因素分析表明模型拟合良好。内部一致性较高，心理成长维度的克朗巴哈系数为0.764，心理社会丧失维度为0.704，身体变化维度为0.760。重测信度显示出极佳的稳定性，组内相关系数为0.91。
泰语版的《衰老态度问卷简版》是评估泰国老年人对衰老态度的有效、可靠工具。它有助于确定需要支持的领域，并为促进对衰老的积极态度的干预措施的制定提供信息，从而促进泰国老年人的福祉。
