A psychometric evaluation of a negative mood scale in the MDS-HC using a large sample of community-dwelling Hong Kong Chinese older adults | Zendy

Doris Y. P. Leung | Zendy; Angela Yee Man Leung | Zendy; Iris Chi | Zendy

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A psychometric evaluation of a negative mood scale in the MDS-HC using a large sample of community-dwelling Hong Kong Chinese older adults

Author(s) -

Doris Y. P. Leung,

Angela Yee Man Leung,

Iris Chi

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afr157

Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , confirmatory factor analysis , mood , exploratory factor analysis , clinical psychology , medicine , scale (ratio) , psychometrics , construct validity , psychology , psychiatry , structural equation modeling , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics

negative mood is an important construct when assessing the health of older persons. The profile of mood states questionnaire is commonly used to measure mood; however, it might not be suitable for older adults with low education level and those who are not originated North American.

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