Awareness of age-related changes in Norwegian individuals 50+. Short form questionnaire validation
BackgroundA questionnaire assessing awareness of positive and negative age-related changes (AARC gains and losses) was developed in the US and Germany, and validated for the UK and Brazilian populations. In this study, we validated the short-form measure (AARC-10 SF) in the Norwegian population aged...
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| description | BackgroundA questionnaire assessing awareness of positive and negative age-related changes (AARC gains and losses) was developed in the US and Germany, and validated for the UK and Brazilian populations. In this study, we validated the short-form measure (AARC-10 SF) in the Norwegian population aged 50 and over. In addition, the relationship between cognitive variables and AARC was examined.MethodsCross-sectional analyses of data from 1,510 participants in the ongoing online PROTECT Norge study were used to explore and confirm the two-factor structure of AARC gains and AARC losses; reliability; measurement invariance across different population groups defined by sex, education level, employment, and in middle age, early old age, and advanced old age. We explored the relationship between AARC and demographic variables (defined in the same way as the population groups).ResultsWe confirmed the two-factor structure (gains and losses) of the Norwegian translation of the AARC-10 SF. We did not find mutual correlations between related items in gains and losses, except for the physical health item from the gains dimension, which was positively correlated with all items of the losses dimension. Age, sex, marital status, employment, and university education predicted AARC gains and losses.ConclusionThe Norwegian translation of the AARC-10 SF captures individuals’ positive and negative self-perceptions of age-related changes in their mental, physical, and cognitive health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5702b887e3149c1af8bfcf33ff3c4722022-12-22T03:35:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-11-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.929249929249Awareness of age-related changes in Norwegian individuals 50+. Short form questionnaire validationIngelin Testad0Ingelin Testad1Anastasia Ushakova2Jon Arild Aakre3Jon Arild Aakre4Serena Sabatini5Martha Therese Gjestsen6Centre for Age-Related Medicine - SESAM, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, United KingdomCentre for Age-Related Medicine - SESAM, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayCentre for Age-Related Medicine - SESAM, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, United KingdomFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Italian Switzerland, Lugano, SwitzerlandCentre for Age-Related Medicine - SESAM, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayBackgroundA questionnaire assessing awareness of positive and negative age-related changes (AARC gains and losses) was developed in the US and Germany, and validated for the UK and Brazilian populations. In this study, we validated the short-form measure (AARC-10 SF) in the Norwegian population aged 50 and over. In addition, the relationship between cognitive variables and AARC was examined.MethodsCross-sectional analyses of data from 1,510 participants in the ongoing online PROTECT Norge study were used to explore and confirm the two-factor structure of AARC gains and AARC losses; reliability; measurement invariance across different population groups defined by sex, education level, employment, and in middle age, early old age, and advanced old age. We explored the relationship between AARC and demographic variables (defined in the same way as the population groups).ResultsWe confirmed the two-factor structure (gains and losses) of the Norwegian translation of the AARC-10 SF. We did not find mutual correlations between related items in gains and losses, except for the physical health item from the gains dimension, which was positively correlated with all items of the losses dimension. Age, sex, marital status, employment, and university education predicted AARC gains and losses.ConclusionThe Norwegian translation of the AARC-10 SF captures individuals’ positive and negative self-perceptions of age-related changes in their mental, physical, and cognitive health.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.929249/fullawareness of age-related changeshealthy ageingPROTECT Norgeonline assessmentquestionnaire validationolder adults |
| spellingShingle | Ingelin Testad Ingelin Testad Anastasia Ushakova Jon Arild Aakre Jon Arild Aakre Serena Sabatini Martha Therese Gjestsen Awareness of age-related changes in Norwegian individuals 50+. Short form questionnaire validation Frontiers in Psychiatry awareness of age-related changes healthy ageing PROTECT Norge online assessment questionnaire validation older adults |
| title | Awareness of age-related changes in Norwegian individuals 50+. Short form questionnaire validation |
| title_full | Awareness of age-related changes in Norwegian individuals 50+. Short form questionnaire validation |
| title_fullStr | Awareness of age-related changes in Norwegian individuals 50+. Short form questionnaire validation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Awareness of age-related changes in Norwegian individuals 50+. Short form questionnaire validation |
| title_short | Awareness of age-related changes in Norwegian individuals 50+. Short form questionnaire validation |
| title_sort | awareness of age related changes in norwegian individuals 50 short form questionnaire validation |
| topic | awareness of age-related changes healthy ageing PROTECT Norge online assessment questionnaire validation older adults |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.929249/full |
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