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

• Main Authors: Selma Petra Chaves Sá (Author), Dirley Moreira dos Santos (Author), Lorena Maria Volkers Robers (Author), Marcia Santos Andrade (Author), Carlos Alberto Quadros Coimbra (Author), Thiara Joanna Peçanha da Cruz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

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. KEYWORDS

Item Description

10.5380/ce.v16i4.25435
1414-8536
2176-9133