Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Uluslararası Avrasya Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, cilt.10, sa.38, ss.1157-1175, 2019 (TRDizin)
The purpose of this study is to conduct the Turkish validity and reliability analysis of Active AgingScale (University of Jyvaskyla Active Aging Scale: UJACAS) developed by Rantaten and others(2018a). Survey method was used in the research. Participants of the study are residents ofAnkara Keçiören Nursing House and members of Turkey Pensioners' Association of AnkaraBranch. Also participants consist of 146 people over 65 years of age. Data were collected bydemographic information, Active Aging Scale and Satisfaction with Life Scale. IBM SPSS Statistics23 program and Winsteps program were used to analyze the data. Test-retest reliabilitycoefficient and Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient values of the scale total and subdimensions were found to be over 0.90. In addition, Active Aging Scale (AAS) was found to be agood fit (internal structure validity) and reliable (PSI = 0.97) scale according to the goodness of fitstatistics and reliability values of Rasch model. As a result of the analyzes, It was concluded thatthe scale was adequate to the Rasch model and the total scale score consisted of 4 subscales(Goals, Functional Capacity, Opportunity and Activity) including one-dimensional active agingimplicit structure. Aforementioned scale was determined to be a reliable and valid measurementtool that can be used to determine the level of active aging of elderly individuals in Turkey whoare 65 years of age and older.