A PROPOSAL FOR THE MEASURING OF SELF-CARE IN THE ELDERLY

Authors

  • Selma Petra Chaves Sá
  • Dirley Moreira dos Santos
  • Lorena Maria Volkers Robers
  • Marcia Santos Andrade
  • Carlos Alberto Quadros Coimbra
  • Thiara Joanna Peçanha da Cruz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i4.25435

Keywords:

Self-care, Elderly, Gerontological care.

Abstract

This quantitative study aimed to construct Mokken scales related to the capacity for self-care of 48 elderly individuals. The survey used a version of the Appraisal of Self-Care Agency Scale validated for Portuguese. The questionnaire of 24 items permitted answers on a Likert scale with five alternatives. For analysis, non-parametric item response theory was used. Out of all the polytomic items, 19 formed two Mokken scales: that of Subjective Self-Care Capacity, with 11 items, and that of Objective Self-Care Capacity, with 8 items. It was possible to set up two scales in diminishing order of self-care ability, according to each person´s total score. It was verified that where objective actions and attitudes are concerned, the self-care capacity of the elderly is less than when one is considering subjective actions and attitudes.

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Published

2011-12-22

How to Cite

Sá, S. P. C., Santos, D. M. dos, Robers, L. M. V., Andrade, M. S., Coimbra, C. A. Q., & Cruz, T. J. P. da. (2011). A PROPOSAL FOR THE MEASURING OF SELF-CARE IN THE ELDERLY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 16(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i4.25435

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 4 (2011)

Section

Research

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