Validation of a Self-Perceived Adaptive Behaviors Scale in Older Chilean Women and Percentiles for Evaluation

Rossana Gomez-Campos, Ruben Vidal-Espinoza, Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos, Cynthia Lee-Andruske, Jose Sulla-Torres, Carolina Cornejo-Valderrama, Nancy Lepe-Martinez, Juan Lagos-Luciano, Rodrigo Monne de la Peña, Camilo Urra-Albornoz, Paz Pezoa-Fuentes and Marco Cossio-Bolaños
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Rossana Gomez-Campos: Universidad Católica del Maule, Avenida San Miguel 3605, 3466706 Talca, Chile
Ruben Vidal-Espinoza: Universidad Católica Silva Henriquez, Gral. Jofré 462, 8330225 Santiago, Chile
Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos: Universidad del Bio Bio, Avda. Collao 1202 Casilla 5-C, 4050231 Chillán, Chile
Cynthia Lee-Andruske: Centro de Investigación CINEMAROS, Calle San Domingo 311, 04000 Arequipa, Peru
Jose Sulla-Torres: Universidad Nacional San Agustín de Arequipa, Av. Venezuela s/n, 04000 Arequipa, Peru
Carolina Cornejo-Valderrama: Universidad Católica del Maule, Avenida San Miguel 3605, 3466706 Talca, Chile
Nancy Lepe-Martinez: Universidad Católica del Maule, Avenida San Miguel 3605, 3466706 Talca, Chile
Juan Lagos-Luciano: Universidad Católica del Maule, Avenida San Miguel 3605, 3466706 Talca, Chile
Rodrigo Monne de la Peña: Universidad Católica del Maule, Avenida San Miguel 3605, 3466706 Talca, Chile
Camilo Urra-Albornoz: Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Carlos Schorr 255, 3460000 Talca, Chile
Paz Pezoa-Fuentes: Universidad Católica del Maule, Avenida San Miguel 3605, 3466706 Talca, Chile
Marco Cossio-Bolaños: Universidad Católica del Maule, Avenida San Miguel 3605, 3466706 Talca, Chile

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 2, 1-11

Abstract: Healthy ageing means optimizing opportunities that allow older individuals to participate actively in society without discrimination. Learning adaptive behaviors (AB) may be extremely important for individuals for all stages of life. The goal of this study was: (a) to create a scale for self-perceived adaptive behavior, and (b) propose percentiles for evaluating AB in older adult women. A self-perception scale was created to measure adaptive behavior. Anthropometric and physical fitness variables for 192 older Chilean women (ages 60 to 88) were collected and evaluated. Content validity reflected agreement from 0.75 to 1.0. Construct validity carried out with exploratory factor analysis (EFA) resulted in 11 dimensions with 62 items in groups. Saturation oscillated between 0.62 and 0.85 with the explanation of variation as 46.27%. Cronbach’s Alpha was r = 0.83. The results indicated that the scale developed was valid and reliable for the Chilean women studied. This scale may be used to measure self-perception of AB patterns in older women. Furthermore, the percentiles allow for classification of the AB by age and anthropometric indices.

Keywords: adaptive behavior; older adults; women; body adiposity; physical fitness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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