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Psychometric testing of an instrument to measure the experience of home
Author(s) -
Molony Sheila L.,
McDonald Deborah Dillon,
PalmisanoMills Christine
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.20210
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , psychological intervention , construct validity , psychometrics , psychometric testing , quality of life (healthcare) , measure (data warehouse) , variance (accounting) , applied psychology , item analysis , test (biology) , medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , computer science , nursing , data mining , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , paleontology , accounting , biology , business
Abstract Research related to quality of life in long‐term care has been hampered by a paucity of measurement tools sensitive to environmental interventions. The primary aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of a new instrument, the Experience of Home (EOH) Scale, designed to measure the strength of the experience of meaningful person‐environment transaction. The instrument was administered to 200 older adults in diverse dwelling types. Principal components analysis provided support for construct validity, eliciting a three‐factor solution accounting for 63.18% of variance in scores. Internal consistency reliability was supported with Cronbach's alpha of .96 for the entire scale. The EOH Scale is a unique research tool to evaluate interventions to improve quality of living in residential environments. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 30:518–530, 2007