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Developing an Assessment Method of Active Aging: University of Jyvaskyla Active Aging Scale

Timo TörmäkangasKatja KokkoMilla SaajanahoErja PortegijsTaina RantanenMerja Rantakokko

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MaleAgingaktiivisuusPsychometricsScale (ratio)Computer scienceProcess (engineering)hyvinvointiPilot Projectspsychometric properties03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinewell-beingSurveys and QuestionnairesActivities of Daily LivingparticipationHumans030212 general & internal medicineGeriatric AssessmentAgedosallistuminenAged 80 and overCommunity and Home Care030505 public healthItem analysisactivityagingReproducibility of ResultsArticlesManufacturing engineeringpsykometriikkaikääntyminenAssessment methodsFemalePublic HealthGeriatrics and Gerontology0305 other medical scienceOlder peopleGerontology

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Objective: To develop an assessment method of active aging for research on older people. Method: A multiphase process that included drafting by an expert panel, a pilot study for item analysis and scale validity, a feedback study with focus groups and questionnaire respondents, and a test–retest study. Altogether 235 people aged 60 to 94 years provided responses and/or feedback. Results: We developed a 17-item University of Jyvaskyla Active Aging Scale with four aspects in each item (goals, ability, opportunity, and activity; range 0-272). The psychometric and item properties are good and the scale assesses a unidimensional latent construct of active aging. Discussion: Our scale assesses older people’s striving for well-being through activities pertaining to their goals, abilities, and opportunities. The University of Jyvaskyla Active Aging Scale provides a quantifiable measure of active aging that may be used in postal questionnaires or interviews in research and practice. peerReviewed

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-01-01Journal of Aging and Health
https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264317750449