Development of a Scale to Measure Korean Ego-integrity in Older Adults.
10.4040/jkan.2007.37.3.334
- Author:
Sung Ok CHANG
1
;
Eun Sook KONG
;
Kwuy Bun KIM
;
Nam Cho KIM
;
Ju Hee KIM
;
Chun Gill KIM
;
Hee Kyung KIM
;
Mi Soon SONG
;
Soo Yeon AHN
;
Kyung Ja LEE
;
Young Whee LEE
;
Si Ja CHON
;
Nam Ok CHO
;
Myung Ok CHO
;
Kyung Sook CHOI
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Korea University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Ego
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
*Ego;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Questionnaires;
Self Concept
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2007;37(3):334-342
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Ego-integrity in older adults is the central concept related to quality of life in later life. Therefore, for effective interventions to enhance the quality of later life, a scale to measure ego-integrity in older adults is necessary. This study was carried out to develop a scale to measure ego-integrity in older adults. METHODS: This study utilized cronbach's alpha in analyzing the reliability of the collected data and expert group, and factor analysis and item analysis to analyze validity. RESULTS: Seventeen items were selected from a total of 21 items. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for internal consistency was .88 for the 17 items of ego-integrity in the older adults scale. Three factors evolved by factor analysis, which explained 50.71% of the total variance. CONCLUSIONS: The scale for measuring ego-integrity in Korean older adults in this study was evaluated as a tool with a high degree of reliability and validity.
