Development and Validation of a Revised Ambivalent Ageism Scale for Use in the Health Care Sector: The AAShc
(2023) The Gerontologist : a journal of the Gerontological Society of America — p. 9p (2023)
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Degryse, Jean-Marie 
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- Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to adapt and validate the Ambivalent Ageism Scale (AAS) among paramedical students for use in the health care sector. Research Design and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the following paramedical students: physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and nursing students. A total of 6 items were added based on the literature and the scale was evaluated by students and professors with experience working with older adults. The following psychometric properties were evaluated: internal consistency, concurrent validity, structural validity (exploratory factor analysis), and reliability. Results: A total of 265 students participated: 19.2% physiotherapy students, 27.5% occupational therapy students, 50.6% nursing students, and 2.6% other paramedical students. The concurrent validity study showed a significant correlation between AAShc (Ambivalent Ageism Scale in the health care sector) and UCLA-GAS-F (French version of the University of California, Los Angeles Geriatric Attitudes Scale) with r(265) = 0.491 (p < .001). The factor analyses produced an 18-item (α = 0.866) scale composed of 5 factors: Infantilization (5 items, α = 0.766), Control (2 items, α = 0.789), Overaccommodation (2 items, α = 0.829), Unwanted help (2 items, α = 0.656), and Hostile Ageism (7 items, α = 0.717). Finally, the generalizability analysis revealed a G-coefficient of 0.86, a Phi-coefficient of 0.83, and a standard error of measurement of 2.31%. Discussion and Implications: The AAShc appears to be a valid and reliable scale to measure ageism among paramedical students. This scale can be a useful tool to reduce ageism toward older adults in the health care sector.
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D’hondt, S., Aujoulat, I., & Degryse, J.-M. (2023). Development and Validation of a Revised Ambivalent Ageism Scale for Use in the Health Care Sector: The AAShc. The Gerontologist : a journal of the Gerontological Society of America, 9p. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad136 (Original work published 2023)