Reliability and validity of Eating Behavior Scale (Chinese Version) in old people with dementia

VernacularTitle:简体中文版进食行为量表在老年痴呆患者中的信效度研究
Author: Lixia MA ; Ying CHEN ; Mengya XU ; Zhihua WEI ; Shutang XIE ; Guiju ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Dementia; Eating behavior scale; Eating ability; Reliability; Validity
From: The Journal of Practical Medicine 2016;32(18):3099-3102
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To translate the Eating Behavior Scale (EBS) into Chinese and test its reliability and validity. Methods The Chinese Version of the scale (C-EBS) was developed through translation, back-translation, cross-cultural adaption and pre-test. A convenient sample of 100 old people with dementia was investigated with C-EBS to test its reliability and validity. Results The Cronbach′s α, Guttman Spilt and test-retest reliability of C-EBS were 0.842, 0.865 and 0.840, respectively. The I-CVIand S-CVI of C-EBS were 1.00, and the score of C-EBS was negatively correlated to the total score of The Chinese Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia scale(C-EdFED) (r = 0.727,P < 0.01). Conclusion The C-EBS is reliable and valid and can be used as a valid tool to measure the eating ability among the old people with dementia in China.