Psychometric evaluation of the subjective well-being measure GP-CORE in a group of older adults in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The world's growing population of older adults is one population that needs to be focused more regarding subjective well-being. It is therefore important to evaluate self-report instruments that measures general well-being for this specific group - older adults. The aim of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties of the Swedish translation of the GP-CORE (general population - Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation) in a group of older adults (> 65 years).

Methods

In this study, a psychometric evaluation of the GP-CORE is presented for 247 Swedish older adults (> 65 years), 184 women and 63 men who applied for home care assistance for the first time.

Results

The psychometric evaluation showed high acceptability; provided norm values in t

SUBMITTER: Hochwalder J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9706994 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature