Cultural adaptation and psychometric adequacy of the Persian version of the physical activity scale for the elderly (P-PASE).
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This cross sectional study was conducted to investigate cultural adaption and validation of the Persian version of the PASE among the elderly community dwellers in Iran. Out of 278 elderly people, 65% of them were female. After translation and cultural adaption, the PASE was evaluated with respect to the validity and reliability. Regarding the construct validity, the concurrent validity was assessed between the PASE and ADL, IADL, self-rated health, and TUG test.Results
The mean score of P-PASE was equal to 153.73?±?48.47. P-PASE scores were significantly and negatively correlated with TUG (r?=?-?0.691, P??0.001), and were also significantly correlated with ADL (r?=?0.775, P?
SUBMITTER: Keikavoosi-Arani L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6719368 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
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Cultural adaptation and psychometric adequacy of the Persian version of the physical activity scale for the elderly (P-PASE).
Keikavoosi-Arani Leila L Salehi Leili L
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<h4>Objective</h4>This cross sectional study was conducted to investigate cultural adaption and validation of the Persian version of the PASE among the elderly community dwellers in Iran. Out of 278 elderly people, 65% of them were female. After translation and cultural adaption, the PASE was evaluated with respect to the validity and reliability. Regarding the construct validity, the concurrent validity was assessed between the PASE and ADL, IADL, self-rated health, and TUG test.<h4>Results</h4 ...[more]
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