Questionnaire measures of self-directed ageing stereotype in older adults: a systematic review of measurement properties.

ABSTRACT: The population is ageing, but while average life expectancy continues to increase, healthy life expectancy has not necessarily matched this and negative ageing stereotypes remain prevalent. Self-directed ageing stereotypes are hypothesised to play an important role in older adults' health and well-being; however, a wide variety of terms and measures are used to explore this construct meaning there is a lack of clarity within the literature. A review was conducted to identify tools used to measure self-directed ageing stereotype in older adults and evaluate their quality. Searches identified 109 papers incorporating 40 different measures. Most common were the Philadelphia Geriatric Centre Morale Scale Attitude Towards Own Ageing (ATOA) subscale, Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ) and At

SUBMITTER: Burton AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7925708 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature