caa a22 4500 606180583 CHVBK 20210128100806.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11136-015-1009-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11136-015-1009-4 Psychometric properties and feasibility of the Swedish version of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale [Elektronische Daten] [Johan Niklasson, Mia Conradsson, Carl Hörnsten, Fredrica Nyqvist, Mojgan Padyab, Björn Nygren, Birgitta Olofsson, Hugo Lövheim, Yngve Gustafson] Purpose: Morale is related to psychological well-being and quality of life in older people. The Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCMS) is widely used to assess morale. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and feasibility of the Swedish version of the 17-item PGCMS among very old people. Methods: The Umeå 85+/GERDA study included Swedish-speaking people aged 85, 90 and 95years and older, from Sweden and Finland. Participants were interviewed in their own homes using a predefined set of questions. In the main sample, 493 individuals answered all 17 PGCMS items (aged 89.0±4.3years). Another 105 answered between 1 and 16 questions (aged 89.6±4.4years). A convenience sample was also collected, and 54 individuals answered all 17 PGCMS items twice (aged 84.7±6.7years). The same assessor restated the questions within 1week. Results: Cronbach's alpha was 0.74 among those who answered all 17 questions in the main sample. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the construct validity of the most widely used version of the PGCMS, with 17 items and three factors, and showed a generally good fit. Among those answering between 1 and 17 PGCMS questions, 92.6% (554/598) answered 16 or 17. The convenience sample was used for intra-rater test-retesting, and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.89. The least significant change between two assessments, with 95% confidence interval, was 3.53 PGCMS points. Conclusion: The Swedish version of the PGCMS seems to have satisfactory psychometric properties and feasibility among very old people. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015 Psychometrics nationallicence Morale nationallicence Quality of life nationallicence Feasibility studies nationallicence Aged, 80 and over nationallicence Psychological well-being nationallicence Niklasson Johan Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden aut Conradsson Mia Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden aut Hörnsten Carl Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden aut Nyqvist Fredrica Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Study Programme of Social Sciences, Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa, Finland aut Padyab Mojgan Center for Population Studies, Aging and Living Conditions Programme, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden aut Nygren Björn Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden aut Olofsson Birgitta Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden aut Lövheim Hugo Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden aut Gustafson Yngve Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden aut Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/11(2015-11-01), 2795-2805 0962-9343 24:11<2795 2015 24 11136 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1009-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1009-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Niklasson Johan Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Conradsson Mia Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hörnsten Carl Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nyqvist Fredrica Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Study Programme of Social Sciences, Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Padyab Mojgan Center for Population Studies, Aging and Living Conditions Programme, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nygren Björn Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Olofsson Birgitta Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lövheim Hugo Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gustafson Yngve Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/11(2015-11-01), 2795-2805 0962-9343 24:11<2795 2015 24 11136