Development of autonomy scale for older people in nursing home

本研究编制了养老院老年人自主性量表，并对量表的信度和效度进行了检验。一个方便的样本，129名老年人在两个中级养老院和4个辅助养老院参加了这项研究。工作人员采用问卷调查法对他们进行调查，问卷包括30个项目的量表、5分制的李克特式量表。未观察到赤字项目、天花板效应和地板效应。Cronbach’s α = 0.911。480，p<0.001）。本研究结果显示，自主性量表对评估居家老人的自主性是有用的。

This study developed autonomy scale for older people in nursing home, and examined reliability and validity of the scale. A convenience sample of 129 older adults in two intermediate nursing homes and 4 assisted nursing homes participated in this study. Staffs asked to them using a questionnaire including the scale of 30-items, 5 point Likert-type scale. No deficit items, ceiling effects, and floor effects were observed. The Cronbach'sα was 0.911.The criterion based validity between the autonomy scale and Barthel Index significantly correlated(r=. 480, p<0.001). These results suggested that the autonomy scale is useful to assess autonomy for older adults in nursing home.