Development of the Active Ageing Awareness Questionnaire in Malaysia
The world’s ageing population is associated with increased morbidity, disability, and social and financial insecurity, which may affect quality of life (QoL). Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the Active Ageing Framework (AAF) in 2002 to enhance QoL as people age. However, litt...
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| author | Nor Hana Ahmad Bahuri Hussein Rizal Hazreen Abdul Majid Mas Ayu Said Tin Tin Su |
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| description | The world’s ageing population is associated with increased morbidity, disability, and social and financial insecurity, which may affect quality of life (QoL). Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the Active Ageing Framework (AAF) in 2002 to enhance QoL as people age. However, little is known about the status of awareness of active ageing among the population, and there is no appropriate tool for assessment. Hence, the Awareness of Active Ageing Questionnaire (AAAQ) was developed. The content, linguistic and face validations together with test-retest reliability were conducted. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed to test the structural validity of the AAAQ. A total of 110 participants (mean ± SD = 50.19 ± 5.52) were selected for the pilot, 81 participants (mean ± SD = 49.40 ± 5.70) for the test-retest, and 404 participants (mean ± SD = 49.90 ± 5.80) for CFA and EFA tests. The 16-item AAAQ Malay version showed satisfactory reliability and validity. The Cronbach’s alpha was more than 0.7 and showed good fit: Cmin/df = 2.771, GFI = 0.903, TLI = 0.951, RMSEA = 0.08. The AAAQ is suitable for measuring the awareness of active ageing among the middle-aged population in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f57e25cff4440e898652edc7b3f62572023-11-21T16:41:43ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322021-04-019549910.3390/healthcare9050499Development of the Active Ageing Awareness Questionnaire in MalaysiaNor Hana Ahmad Bahuri0Hussein Rizal1Hazreen Abdul Majid2Mas Ayu Said3Tin Tin Su4Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaCentre for Population Health (CePH), Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaCentre for Population Health (CePH), Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaCentre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaSouth East Asia Community Observatory (SEACO), Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Monash University, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya 47500, MalaysiaThe world’s ageing population is associated with increased morbidity, disability, and social and financial insecurity, which may affect quality of life (QoL). Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the Active Ageing Framework (AAF) in 2002 to enhance QoL as people age. However, little is known about the status of awareness of active ageing among the population, and there is no appropriate tool for assessment. Hence, the Awareness of Active Ageing Questionnaire (AAAQ) was developed. The content, linguistic and face validations together with test-retest reliability were conducted. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed to test the structural validity of the AAAQ. A total of 110 participants (mean ± SD = 50.19 ± 5.52) were selected for the pilot, 81 participants (mean ± SD = 49.40 ± 5.70) for the test-retest, and 404 participants (mean ± SD = 49.90 ± 5.80) for CFA and EFA tests. The 16-item AAAQ Malay version showed satisfactory reliability and validity. The Cronbach’s alpha was more than 0.7 and showed good fit: Cmin/df = 2.771, GFI = 0.903, TLI = 0.951, RMSEA = 0.08. The AAAQ is suitable for measuring the awareness of active ageing among the middle-aged population in Malaysia.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/5/499active ageingconfirmatory factor analysisexploratory factor analysisadultsquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Nor Hana Ahmad Bahuri Hussein Rizal Hazreen Abdul Majid Mas Ayu Said Tin Tin Su Development of the Active Ageing Awareness Questionnaire in Malaysia Healthcare active ageing confirmatory factor analysis exploratory factor analysis adults quality of life |
| title | Development of the Active Ageing Awareness Questionnaire in Malaysia |
| title_full | Development of the Active Ageing Awareness Questionnaire in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Development of the Active Ageing Awareness Questionnaire in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of the Active Ageing Awareness Questionnaire in Malaysia |
| title_short | Development of the Active Ageing Awareness Questionnaire in Malaysia |
| title_sort | development of the active ageing awareness questionnaire in malaysia |
| topic | active ageing confirmatory factor analysis exploratory factor analysis adults quality of life |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/5/499 |
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