The Quality of Life of Retired Reengaged Academics in Nigeria

Ejechi, Eucharia O.

doi:10.1080/03601277.2010.544601

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“…Wu et al (2013) validated its structure in the New Zealand Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NZLSA) where it was included the CASP-12 version in the first data collection wave. The scale was also used in Nigeria (Ejechi, 2012). In 2010, Amit and Litwin (2010) used data from SHARE-Israel to study differences in QoL amongst immigrants in Israel.…”

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Psychometric properties of the CASP-12 in a Spanish older community dwelling sample

Pérez-Rojo

Martín

Noriega

et al. 2017

Aging & Mental Health

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Psychometric properties of the CASP-12 in a Spanish older community dwelling sample

Pérez-Rojo

Martín

Noriega

et al. 2017

Aging & Mental Health

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“…The results from study of QoL amongst retired Nigerian academics show that the scale performed relatively well. The scale as a whole displayed reasonable internal consistency and good convergent validity with life satisfaction scales [42]. Conversely the scale was dropped from first wave of the Japanese Study of Ageing and Retirement (J-STAR) because it was felt that the some of the domains of control and autonomy were too Western and not applicable to Japanese notions of QoL [43].…”

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Quality of Life amongst Older Brazilians: A Cross-Cultural Validation of the CASP-19 into Brazilian-Portuguese

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IntroductionAs population ageing becomes a global phenomenon the need to understand the quality of life of older people around the world has become increasingly salient. The CASP-19 is a well established measure of quality of later life. The scale is composed of 19 items which map onto the four domains of control (C), Autonomy (A), Self-Realisation (S) and Pleasure (P). It has already been translated to 12 languages and has been used in a number of national and international studies. However use of the scale outside of Europe has been very limited. The objective of this study was to translate and evaluate the use of the CASP-19 amongst older Brazilians.MethodsThe CASP-19 was translated from English to Portuguese, back-translated and submitted to an analysis of equivalence by a committee of judges. The scale was then administered to a sample of community dwelling older people in Recife, Brazil (n = 87), and tested for psychometric properties. The Control and Pleasure domains exhibited good internal consistency. By removing one item from each of the Autonomy and Self Realisation domains their internal consistency was improved.ResultsThe mean age of the sample was 75.6±0.7 years, subjects were mainly female (52.9%), white (52.9%), who lived without a partner (54%), and had a monthly income varying from USD 340.00 to USD 850.00. Translation and cross-cultural adaptation permitted good understanding and applicability of final version. Psychometric analyses revealed that the removal of two items improved the internal consistency of the Autonomy and Pleasure domains. Confirmatory factor analyses suggest that a 16 item, four factor, model best fits the data.ConclusionIn this small exploratory study the CASP-19 Brazil demonstrated good psychometric properties. It was easy to use for both participants and researchers. Hopefully future studies in Brazil will employ the scale so that more direct cross national comparisons can be made with older people in Europe and the US.

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“…Two of the studies [45,46] specifically studied slum settings. Of the 22 studies, one study specified that the instrument used was not suitable for illiterate people [24]. Another study did not report on the literacy of its participants [25].…”

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Instruments for assessing quality of life among older adults in African countries: a scoping review

Attafuah

Everink

Halfens

et al. 2019

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Background Over 60% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa lives in informal settlements (slums) with little or no resources. To be prepared to meet the needs of older people living in slums, it is necessary to know more about their quality of life (QoL). The objective of this review is to identify instruments, which can be used by researchers to assess the QoL of older adults living in African countries, especially those dwelling in slums.Methods A scoping review was performed using the databases Scopus, PubMed, and ISI Web of Science to retrieve studies published between January 2008 – February 2019. Studies were included if they reported generic QoL instruments, focused on adults with a mean age ≥50 and were conducted in African countries.Results In total, 22 studies were included using 14 unique instruments to measure QoL (WHOQOL, SWLS, WHOQOL-OLD, the WHOQOL-BREF, SF-36, SF-12, RAND 36, WHO-SAGE-INDEPTH, CASP-19, CASP-12, the EQ-5D+C, EQ-6D, CAF and the adapted AMS). Almost all instruments could be interviewer-administered and had the possibility for content modification to better suit the research setting. However, little is known about their psychometric properties (validity and reliability), time-investment and cultural sensitivity of the domains included in the instruments.Conclusions Even though this review retrieved instruments used to assess QoL of older adults in African countries, there is a need for further research on adjustment and validation of currently existing QoL instruments. In addition, the development and validation of a new instrument which can be used in (illiterate) older populations, living in slums in Africa should be considered.

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The Quality of Life of Retired Reengaged Academics in Nigeria

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

Psychometric properties of the CASP-12 in a Spanish older community dwelling sample

Psychometric properties of the CASP-12 in a Spanish older community dwelling sample

Quality of Life amongst Older Brazilians: A Cross-Cultural Validation of the CASP-19 into Brazilian-Portuguese

Instruments for assessing quality of life among older adults in African countries: a scoping review

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