Development of a subjective quality of life scale in nursing homes for older people (CVS-R)

e202102020

Authors

  • Nuria Carcavilla González Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, INCYL. Salamanca. España. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4301-2514
  • Juan J. García Meilán Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, INCYL. Salamanca. España. / Facultad de Psicología. Universidad de Salamanca. Salamanca. España. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8440-6272
  • Juan Carro Ramos Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, INCYL. Salamanca. España. / Facultad de Psicología. Universidad de Salamanca. Salamanca. España. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7556-9782
  • Israel Martínez Nicolás Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, INCYL. Salamanca. España. / Facultad de Psicología. Universidad de Salamanca. Salamanca. España. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2961-6311
  • Thide E. Llorente Llorente Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, INCYL. Salamanca. España. / Facultad de Psicología. Universidad de Salamanca. Salamanca. España. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6543-0026

Keywords:

Quality of life, Well-being, Evaluation, Nursing homes, Aging, Institutionalization, Validation studies, Scale

Abstract

Background: The quality of life in nursing homes is a growing concern. Its assessment requires instruments that consider the subjective needs of residents, their families, and staff, such as the questionnaire (CVS-R) that has been developed and validated in the present study.
Methods: The original 100 items version was applied to 99 participants from three nursing homes (36,4% professionals, 30,30% residents and 33,33% family members). From the item analysis, a questionnaire with 27 questions and 9 dimensions was obtained, which, subsequently, 225 people from other nursing homes in Spain filled in online. Content validity was analyzed by expert judgment, and construct validity by factor analysis. Reliability was assessed by analyzing the internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha.
Results: The factorial analysis confirmed the existence of a single factor that explains 62.35% of the total variance of the questionnaire. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.97. No relationship was found between sex and the final score of the questionnaire.
Conclusions: The psychometric properties of the CVS-R support its use for the assessment of the subjective quality of life of nursing homes in Spain. The CVS-R considers, for the first time, the perception of residents, families and staff.

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2021-02-05

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Carcavilla González N, García Meilán JJ, Carro Ramos J, Martínez Nicolás I, Llorente Llorente TE. Development of a subjective quality of life scale in nursing homes for older people (CVS-R): e202102020. Rev Esp Salud Pública [Internet]. 2021 Feb. 5 [cited 2024 Sep. 30];95:13 páginas. Available from: https://ojs.sanidad.gob.es/index.php/resp/article/view/635

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