Evaluation of reliability and validity of the serf-assessed questionnaire of the elderly health care needs

VernacularTitle:老年人健康照护需求自评问卷的信效度评价
Author: Yipu ZHAO ; Zhi LI ; Yaqin LI ; Min TAN ; Xiuying HU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Aged; Health services needs and demand; Health care; Validity; Reliability
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(33):2506-2511
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To test the reliability and validity of the self-assessed questionnaire of the elderly health care needs.Methods Based on the Zuluaga-Raysmith model, the initial questionnaire was formulated by literature reviewing and interviews.Through Delphi experts consultation, a questionnaire containing 12 factors, 61 items was constructed.A total of 750 elderly residents were investigated to test the reliability and validity of the questionnaire.Results The effective rate of questionnaires was 88.67％ (665/750).The total Cronbach α was 0.871.The test-retest reliability of all the items were all greater than 0.75.The item-level content validity index were all greater than 0.80.The scale-level content validity index was 0.95.14 factors were extracted by exploratory factor analysis, explaining 66.653％ of the total variance.Conclusions The elderly health care needs self-assessed questionnaire is comprehensive with good stability, which can be used in a multi-center, large sample research.The research may help to get a deep understanding of health care needs of the elderly as well as influencing factors.