Development and validation of the multidimensional elderly health status assessment and screening (EHSAS) tool for community-dwelling older people in rural India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), a cornerstone of geriatric care, is challenging to implement in low-resource settings due to workforce limitations and the absence of suitable screening tools to identify older adults who require CGA.

Objectives

To develop and validate the Elderly Health Status Assessment and Screening (EHSAS) tool, a concise, culturally adapted, community-based, multidimensional screening tool, delivered by Community Health Workers (CHWs) to identify the need for CGA amongst rural older adults in India.

Methods

We employed a three-phase approach: tool development (literature review, expert consensus, face and content validation), scale development (exploratory factor analysis, convergent and discriminant validity testing), and scal

SUBMITTER: Kshatri JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12716268 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature