Cross-cultural and psychometric validation of the Fraboni scale of ageism in Peruvian nursing students

Background & Aim: The elderly population has increased in the last decades and they are often discriminated against in society due to their age. This study aimed to perform the cross-cultural and psychometric validation of the Fraboni Scale of Ageism in Peruvian nursing students. Methods &...

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Main Authors: Jack Roberto Silva Fhon, Catalina Olimpia Bello-Vidal, Maritza Evangelina Villanueva-Benites, Orfelina Arpasi-Quispe, Zoila Esperanza Leitón-Espinoza, Walter Capa-Luque
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Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2024-09-01
Series:Nursing Practice Today
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Online Access:https://npt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/npt/article/view/3433
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author Jack Roberto Silva Fhon
Catalina Olimpia Bello-Vidal
Maritza Evangelina Villanueva-Benites
Orfelina Arpasi-Quispe
Zoila Esperanza Leitón-Espinoza
Walter Capa-Luque
author_facet Jack Roberto Silva Fhon
Catalina Olimpia Bello-Vidal
Maritza Evangelina Villanueva-Benites
Orfelina Arpasi-Quispe
Zoila Esperanza Leitón-Espinoza
Walter Capa-Luque
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description Background & Aim: The elderly population has increased in the last decades and they are often discriminated against in society due to their age. This study aimed to perform the cross-cultural and psychometric validation of the Fraboni Scale of Ageism in Peruvian nursing students. Methods & Materials: This is a cross-sectional methodological study, carried out in four universities in Peru in which 959 nursing students participated. For the adaptation process, the forward-backward method of the original English version into Spanish was used. For the content analysis, the study was carried out with the participation of specialist judges, while confirmatory factor analysis was used for the internal structure of the construct as invariance of measurement. Reliability was estimated by internal consistency for categorical items. Results: The total content validity estimated with CVI was 0.97. The internal structure of the construct was found to be appropriate for the respecified 20-item model (CFI and TLI=0.94, RMSEA=0.07, and SRMR=0.05). The 20-item bi-factor model presented excellent fit indices (CFI=0.96 and TLI=0.95, RMSEA=0.06 and SRMR=0.04), being the best model for construct validity. Measurement invariance by sex was confirmed for all four models (configural, metric, strong, and strict). The three-dimensional model (ω=0.93) as well as the bi-factor model (ωH=0.88) showed high reliability for the scale scores. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the 20-item Peruvian version of the Fraboni Scale of Ageism shows validity and reliability for its scores. In addition, the scale score is invariant by sex.
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spelling doaj-art-954a4dcffb7c4f188f7d6b181b34e1d82024-11-12T06:45:46ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesNursing Practice Today2383-11542383-11622024-09-0111410.18502/npt.v11i4.16816Cross-cultural and psychometric validation of the Fraboni scale of ageism in Peruvian nursing studentsJack Roberto Silva Fhon0Catalina Olimpia Bello-Vidal1Maritza Evangelina Villanueva-Benites2Orfelina Arpasi-Quispe3Zoila Esperanza Leitón-Espinoza4Walter Capa-Luque5School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Hipólito Unanue, Federico Villarreal National University, Lima, PeruFaculty of Nursing. National University of the Peruvian Amazon, Iquitos, PeruNursing School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Peruvian Union University, Ñaña, PeruSchool of Nursing, National University of Trujillo, Trujillo, PeruFaculty of Psychology, Federico Villarreal National University, Lima, Peru Background & Aim: The elderly population has increased in the last decades and they are often discriminated against in society due to their age. This study aimed to perform the cross-cultural and psychometric validation of the Fraboni Scale of Ageism in Peruvian nursing students. Methods & Materials: This is a cross-sectional methodological study, carried out in four universities in Peru in which 959 nursing students participated. For the adaptation process, the forward-backward method of the original English version into Spanish was used. For the content analysis, the study was carried out with the participation of specialist judges, while confirmatory factor analysis was used for the internal structure of the construct as invariance of measurement. Reliability was estimated by internal consistency for categorical items. Results: The total content validity estimated with CVI was 0.97. The internal structure of the construct was found to be appropriate for the respecified 20-item model (CFI and TLI=0.94, RMSEA=0.07, and SRMR=0.05). The 20-item bi-factor model presented excellent fit indices (CFI=0.96 and TLI=0.95, RMSEA=0.06 and SRMR=0.04), being the best model for construct validity. Measurement invariance by sex was confirmed for all four models (configural, metric, strong, and strict). The three-dimensional model (ω=0.93) as well as the bi-factor model (ωH=0.88) showed high reliability for the scale scores. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the 20-item Peruvian version of the Fraboni Scale of Ageism shows validity and reliability for its scores. In addition, the scale score is invariant by sex. https://npt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/npt/article/view/3433ageism; reproducibility of results; aged
spellingShingle Jack Roberto Silva Fhon
Catalina Olimpia Bello-Vidal
Maritza Evangelina Villanueva-Benites
Orfelina Arpasi-Quispe
Zoila Esperanza Leitón-Espinoza
Walter Capa-Luque
Cross-cultural and psychometric validation of the Fraboni scale of ageism in Peruvian nursing students
Nursing Practice Today
ageism; reproducibility of results; aged
title Cross-cultural and psychometric validation of the Fraboni scale of ageism in Peruvian nursing students
title_full Cross-cultural and psychometric validation of the Fraboni scale of ageism in Peruvian nursing students
title_fullStr Cross-cultural and psychometric validation of the Fraboni scale of ageism in Peruvian nursing students
title_full_unstemmed Cross-cultural and psychometric validation of the Fraboni scale of ageism in Peruvian nursing students
title_short Cross-cultural and psychometric validation of the Fraboni scale of ageism in Peruvian nursing students
title_sort cross cultural and psychometric validation of the fraboni scale of ageism in peruvian nursing students
topic ageism; reproducibility of results; aged
url https://npt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/npt/article/view/3433
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