scholarly journals Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties of the Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age—Short Form (LSITA-SF12) for Use among Ethiopian Elders

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 981-996
Author(s):  
Habtamu Sewunet Mekonnen ◽  
Helena Lindgren ◽  
Biftu Geda ◽  
Telake Azale ◽  
Kerstin Erlandsson
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Third Age ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Satisfaction Index ◽  
The Third ◽  
Life Satisfaction Index

(1) Background: Self-reported measures play a crucial role in research, clinical practice, and health assessment. Instruments used to assess life satisfaction need validation to ensure that they measure what they are intended to detect true variations over time. An adapted instrument measuring life satisfaction for use among Ethiopian elders was lacking; therefore, this study aimed to culturally adapt and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age—Short Form (LSITA-SF12) in Ethiopia. (2) Methods: Elderly people (n = 130) in Metropolitan cities of northwestern Ethiopia answered the LSITA-SF12 in the Amharic language. Selected reliability and validity tests were examined. (3) Result: The scale had an acceptable limit of content validity index, internal consistency, test-retest, inter-rater reliabilities, and concurrent and discriminant validities. (4) Conclusion: The Amharic language version of LSITA-SF12 appeared to be valid and reliable measures and can be recommended for use in research and clinical purposes among Amharic-speaking Ethiopian elders.

scholarly journals Validation of the Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age

Aquichan ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Amparo de Jesús Kantún-Marín ◽  
José Moral de la Rubia ◽  
Marco Vinicio Gómez-Meza ◽  
Bertha Cecilia Salazar-González ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Third Age ◽  
Satisfaction Index ◽  
The Third ◽  
Life Satisfaction Index

Objetivos: estudiar la estructura factorial del Life Satisfaction Index for the third age, short form (LSITA-SF), su consistencia interna,la validez de contenido y de constructo, y la validez divergente y convergente. Este índice se propone como uno de los indicadores subjetivosdel envejecimiento exitoso, que a su vez representa el modo de autoconcepto del Modelo de Adaptación de Roy y se contrasta conuna medición breve de sintomatología depresiva (CESD-7 por sus siglas en inglés) y con la dimensión de salud física del SF-12. El CESD-7representó un estímulo contextual y el SF-12 representó el modo fisiológico. Materiales y métodos: estudio realizado en México, endonde a una muestra no probabilística de 255 participantes voluntarios de 60 a 100 años se le aplicaron las escalas LSITA-SF, CESD-7 y SF-12. Tres expertos evaluaron su validez de contenido. Se calculó la consistencia interna mediante el alfa de Cronbach, el análisis factorialexploratorio por componentes principales y rotación Varimax, el análisis factorial confirmatorio por máxima verosimilitud, y para la validezdivergente y convergente se usaron coeficientes de correlación de Spearman. Resultados: la validación de contenido fue adecuada. Elmodelo con mejor ajuste fue el de 3 factores correlacionados (X2[41, N = 255] = 77,30, p = 0,001; GFI = 0,96; AGFI = 0,935 y RMSEA =0,059 [IC 90% = 0,038-0,079]) al que se eliminó un reactivo. La consistencia interna fue = 0,80. La correlación entre LSITA-SF y CESD-7 fue de rs = -0,38; el coeficiente de correlación entre LSITA-SF y SF-12 fue de rs = 0,32. Conclusión: la escala LSITA con 11 reactivosmuestra confiabilidad y validez incipiente. Es recomendable continuar su validación para su uso en países hispanoparlantes.

The Reliability and Validity of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales: Validation in Relation to Patient Derived Measures

2000 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 504-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
New South ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
The Third ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Before And After

Objective: The Health of Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) was developed to assess mental health outcomes. The aim of the studies is to examine the psychometric properties, reliability and validity of the HoNOS. Method: Three studies were conducted within St John of God Hospitals in New South Wales, Australia. They examined the reliability and the validity of the HoNOS. The first study examined the interrater reliability of the HoNOS, before and after staff training in the use of the HoNOS. The second study examined the validity of the HoNOS with the Symptom Checklist 90 Revised (SCL90-R) and the third study examined the validity of the HoNOS with the Short-Form 36 (SF-36). Results: The first study showed an improvement in the interrater reliability (IRR) of the HoNOS due to training. However, a generally unsatisfactory IRR (range 0.50–0.65) was achieved. The second study found no correlation between the SCL90-R and the HoNOS on admission (r = 0.04) and discharge (r = 0.06). The third study found no significant correlation between the Mental Component Score of the SF-36 and the HoNOS on admission (r = −0.033) nor on discharge (r = −0.104). Conclusions: The HoNOS has at best moderate interrater reliabilities. Further, the validity of the HoNOS is under question, that is, it does not correlate with a major measure of mental health symptoms, nor with a major measure of health status. As such, it is concluded that the psychometric properties of the HoNOS do not warrant its use as a routine measure.

Item-Level Psychometric Properties of the Life Satisfaction Index–Z

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512500057p1-7512500057p1
Author(s):  
Heesu Choi ◽  
Nam Sanghun ◽  
Ickpyo Hong
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Satisfaction Index ◽  
Item Level ◽  
Measurement Issue ◽  
Primary Author ◽  
Life Satisfaction Index

Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. The purpose of this study was to analyze the Life Satisfaction Index–Z (LSI–Z) and provide its item-level psychometric properties. Although the LSI–Z consists of two separate unidimensional and valid subscales, it demonstrated poor precision. Therefore, OT should be aware of this critical measurement issue when using this instrument in their clinical settings and must be interpreted the test scores with some caution. Primary Author and Speaker: Heesu Choi Additional Authors and Speakers: Nam Sanghun, Ickpyo Hong

Reliability and Validity of the Adolescent Family Life Satisfaction Index

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1223-1229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn S. Henry ◽  
Diane L. Ostrander ◽  
Sandra G. Lovelace
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Satisfaction Index ◽  
Satisfaction With Family Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction Index

The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate the Adolescent Family Life Satisfaction Index. The self-report questionnaire was tested for internal consistency reliability. Tests for construct validity, concurrent validity, and internal consistency reliability provided support for the use of the over-all Adolescent Family Life Satisfaction Index, Parental Subscale, and Sibling Subscale for the measurement of adolescents' reports of satisfaction with family life.

Subjective Well-Being Measures: Reliability and Validity among Spanish Elders

1994 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Stock ◽  
Morris A. Okun ◽  
Juan A Gómez Benito
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Affect Balance ◽  
Satisfaction Index ◽  
Reliability Estimates ◽  
Geriatric Center ◽  
Life Satisfaction Index

The Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale, Life Satisfaction Index, and Affect Balance Scale were translated into Castilian Spanish and Catalan. Responses to these scales were obtained by interviews with 151 elderly persons living in Spain. Reliability estimates for the Life Satisfaction Index and the Affect Balance subscales were comparable to those for English-speaking samples, while reliability estimates for the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale were somewhat lower. Validity estimates among these scales were consistent with previous research and previously reported factor structures were found to fit the present data reasonably well, although factor loadings were lower than those previously reported. English and translated versions of the scales are provided in Appendix A.

Longitudinal Reliability of the Life Satisfaction Index (Short Form) with Nursing Home Residents: A Cautionary Note

1992 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 665-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivo L. Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Satisfaction Index ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Life Satisfaction Index

We administered the Life Satisfaction Index (Short Form) 18 times over a 39-wk. period to an initial sample of 76 old, frail, multiply impaired, and depressed nursing home residents participating in a longitudinal quasi-experimental study of the effects of cognitive group interventions on cognition and depression. As no changes over time were observed on the outcome variable of life satisfaction, the stability of the instrument's internal consistency could be examined. Kuder-Richardson KR-20 coefficients ranged from .11 to .60, with a mean of .42 ( SD = .11). We conclude that caution should be used when applying this instrument to measure life satisfaction in frail nursing home residents.

Life Satisfaction Index

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. MacDonald ◽  
Alex R. Piquero ◽  
Robert F. Valois ◽  
Keith J. Zullig
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction Index ◽  
Life Satisfaction Index
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