Construct validity in structural perspectives of the Questionnaire for medical checkup of old-old among community-dwelling older adults : A pilot study of a countermeasure against COVID-19

AIM: This study aimed to clarify the construct validity of the Questionnaire for medical checkup of old-old (QMCOO).

METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, questionnaires including the QMCOO were distributed to 1,953 older adults, and responses were returned by mail. We conducted an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) for the QMCOO among older participants (age ≥75 years) and extracted the relevant factors. Next, we structured the model for the QMCOO based on these factors and conducted a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using structural equation modeling. We conducted a CFA among young-older participants (age 65 to <75 years) for the same model.

RESULTS: Of the 1,110 (53.5%) adults who responded, data from the 994 respondents who provided complete answers were analyzed. Five factors were extracted from the results of the EFA: physical and mental condition, relationship with society, eating and smoking, chance for exercise, and cognitive function. The results of the CFA were as follows: comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.899, adjusted goodness of fit index (AGFI) = 0.965, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.034, and standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) = 0.040. Meanwhile, the results for young-older participants were as follows: CFI = 0.886, AGFI = 0.942, RMSEA = 0.035, and SRMR = 0.048.

CONCLUSIONS: The QMCOO assessed health condition and was composed of multiple factors associated with frailty. The CFA results indicated that the model fit was good. The QMCOO showed sufficient structural validity. Therefore, the construct validity of the QMCOO was shown.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

Enthalten in:

Nihon Ronen Igakkai zasshi. Japanese journal of geriatrics - 59(2022), 1 vom: 29., Seite 39-48

Sprache:

Japanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shinohara, Tomoyuki [VerfasserIn]
Saida, Kosuke [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Shigeya [VerfasserIn]
Murayama, Akihiko [VerfasserIn]
Higuchi, Daisuke [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Construct validity
Coronavirus disease 2019
Frailty
Journal Article
Questionnaire for medical checkup of old-old

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Date Completed 11.03.2022

Date Revised 11.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3143/geriatrics.59.39

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337954089