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Psychometric Properties of the Elderly Nursing Core Set

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Abstract

Aim: To assess the psychometric properties of the Elderly Nursing Core Set.

Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study; convenience sample composed of 427 individuals aged 65 years old or older.

Results: Factor analysis of principal components allowed extracting 4 concepts, i.e., Self-Care, Learning and Mental Functions, Communication, and Relationship with Friends and Caregivers, which explained 82.25% of the total variance. Varimax rotation indicated a very good measure of sampling adequacy (KMO = 0.947), with Bartlett’s test of sphericity (X2(300) = 11131.28, p < 0.001) and an excellent Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.963.

Conclusion: The Elderly Nursing Core Set exhibits excellent psychometric properties, i.e., consistency, reliability, and internal validity, for which reason it is recommended as a means of determining the nursing care needs of individuals aged 65 years old or older and assessing the outcomes of nursing interventions targeting that population.

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  1. Évora University, Investigator POCTEP 0445_4IE_4_P, Évora, Portugal

    César Fonseca, Manuel Lopes, David Mendes, Lisete Mónico & Céu Marques

  2. Nursing School of Coimbra, 3046-851, Coimbra, Portugal

    Pedro Parreira

  3. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Lisete Mónico

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Fonseca, C., Lopes, M., Mendes, D., Parreira, P., Mónico, L., Marques, C. (2019). Psychometric Properties of the Elderly Nursing Core Set. In: García-Alonso, J., Fonseca, C. (eds) Gerontechnology. IWoG 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1016. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16028-9_13

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