Development and Validation of a Personal Care Modules for Older Adults with More Significant Disabilities Pembangunan dan Kesahan Modul Penjagaan Peribadi Warga Tua yang Mempunyai Pelbagai Ketidakupayaan
https://doi.org/10.17576/jskm-2020-1802-09
- Author:
NOR AFIFI RAZAOB
1
;
MASNE KADAR
1
;
JOLENE KAH EE KOAY
2
;
SITI NORAINI ASMURI
1
Author Information
1. Occupational Therapy Programme, Centre for Rehabilitation and Special Needs Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2. Loh Guan Lye Specialist Centre, 238 Macalister Road,10400 Penang, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Community;
independence;
occupational therapy;
content validity;
instrument
- From:Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences
2020;18(No.2):83-91
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Older adults residing in community, as well as those who are residing in institutional or care home may experience various cognitive, health and physical impairments that may affect their independence. Continuous supports are needed to manage most of their personal care activities which are usually managed by their family members, often without proper training or guidance. To date, there is no personal care module that can be used as a guideline by family members and paid caretakers. Therefore, this study aims to develop and validate a personal care module as a guideline in assisting older adults with more significant disabilities. This study was a three-phase study, involving (1) development of the personal care module, (2) focus group discussion with healthcare experts and (3) face and content validity by the expert reviewers. A total of 10 older adults participated in semi structured interview in phase one and 13 occupational therapists were involved as experts in evaluating the module in phase two and three, having between 5 to 25 years of working experiences. The finding reported a high content validity in the developed module ranging from 0.88 to 1.00 on six domains of personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, feeding, bed mobility and stairs climbing. This study provides a preliminary support for the developed personal care module as a valid instrument to be used as a guideline in managing personal care activities of older adults with more significant disabilities.
- Full text:14.2020my0365.pdf
