caa a22 4500 606179739 CHVBK 20210128100802.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11136-014-0836-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11136-014-0836-z Nursing home adjustment scale: a psychometric study of an English version [Elektronische Daten] [Ga Lee, Ju Yoon, Barbara Bowers] Purpose: The purpose of this study was to translate the nursing home adjustment scale (NHAS) from Korean into English and assess its psychometric properties on a sample of nursing home residents in the USA. Methods: A total of 193 older adults in six nursing homes in the Midwest were included in this study. Reliability of the NHAS in English was tested using Cronbach's alpha values for internal consistency. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to examine the factor structure, and correlation analysis was utilized for convergent validity. Results: The NHAS English showed satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.77). The NHAS English demonstrated excellent convergent validity with life satisfaction (r=0.431), and the known group comparison showed a significant difference in means of the NHAS between the short length of stay group (≤6months) and long length of stay group (>6months). The NHAS in English included five factors: emotional distress, relationship development, acceptance of new residence, difficulty fitting in, and depressed mood, which were loaded on the main concept "nursing home adjustment.” Conclusions: The findings indicate that the English version of the NHAS is a valid and reliable tool to measure the level of nursing home adjustment for older adults who speak English. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2014 Nursing home adjustment nationallicence Transition nationallicence Long-term care nationallicence Validity nationallicence Reliability nationallicence Lee Ga Department of Nursing, Dong-A university, 32 Daeshin Park Street, Seogu, 602-714, Busan, South Korea aut Yoon Ju School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3117 Signe Skott Cooper 701 Highland Avenue, 534792-2455, Madison, WI, USA aut Bowers Barbara School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 5133 Signe Skott Cooper 701 Highland Avenue, 534792-2455, Madison, WI, USA aut Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/4(2015-04-01), 993-998 0962-9343 24:4<993 2015 24 11136 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-014-0836-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-014-0836-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lee Ga Department of Nursing, Dong-A university, 32 Daeshin Park Street, Seogu, 602-714, Busan, South Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yoon Ju School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3117 Signe Skott Cooper 701 Highland Avenue, 534792-2455, Madison, WI, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bowers Barbara School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 5133 Signe Skott Cooper 701 Highland Avenue, 534792-2455, Madison, WI, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/4(2015-04-01), 993-998 0962-9343 24:4<993 2015 24 11136