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Measuring what matters to older persons for active living: part II cross-sectional validity evidence for OPAL measure across four countries

Abstract

IntroductionThrough interviews with 148 older persons from four countries and in four languages, the content for a 17-item measure of active living was developed. The purpose of this paper is to present further evidence of the extent to which this new measure, Older Persons Active Living (OPAL), is “fit-for-purpose” for measuring the extent of active living at one point in time.MethodsA cross-sectional study was carried out on a population aged …

Authors

Mayo NE; Auais M; Barclay R; Branin J; Dawes H; Korfage IJ; Sawchuk K; Tal E; White CL; Ayoubi Z

Journal

Quality of Life Research, Vol. 33, No. 10, pp. 2661–2673

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

October 2024

DOI

10.1007/s11136-024-03720-1

ISSN

0962-9343