TY - JOUR
T1 - Translation and psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the ageism scale for dental students (ASDS-Ar)
T2 - A multi-institutional validation
AU - Alhajj, Mohammed Nasser
AU - Omar, Ridwaan
AU - Al-Maweri, Sadeq Ali
AU - Alsoghier, Abdullah M.
AU - El Tantawi, Maha
AU - Khader, Yousef
AU - Al-Ansari, Asim
AU - Aseri, Abdulrahman
AU - Amran, Abdullah G.
AU - AlBatayneh, Ola B.
AU - Samran, Abdulaziz
AU - Alqutaibi, Ahmed Yaseen
AU - Alqahtani, Ahmed Shaher
AU - AlDhelai, Thiyezen Abdullah
AU - Faheemuddin, Muhammad
AU - Umer, Muhammad Farooq
AU - Assad, Mounzer
AU - Barngkgei, Imad
AU - Agwa, Tarek Abou
AU - Murad, Ali H.
AU - Makzoumé, Joseph E.
AU - Arheiam, Arheiam
AU - Ballo, Lamis
AU - Mufadhal, Abdulbaset A.
AU - Al-Wesabi, Mohammed A.
AU - Alhajj, Wadhah A.
AU - Elkholy, Sahar
AU - Osman, Sarah M.
AU - Halboub, Esam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Gerodontology Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2025/6
Y1 - 2025/6
N2 - Background and Objective: Ageism represents an important barrier to high-quality healthcare for older adults. The present study sought to translate and validate the Arabic version of the Ageism Scale for Dental Students (ASDS-Arabic). Materials and Methods: The 27-item ASDS tool was translated from English into Arabic following recommended cross-sectional forward and backward translation guidelines. The translated version was subjected to the content validity ratio (CVR) and sent to dental students in 21 institutes from 10 different Arab countries. Principal components analysis (PCA) was used to assess the dimensionality of the scale, and Cronbach's alpha was used to determine internal consistency reliability. The discriminant validity of the scale was assessed using the independent t-test. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was also undertaken. Results: Based on CVR, three items were removed. The 24-item Arabic version was completed by 3284 dental students. PCA and CFA retained 17 items in six components, explaining 50.3% of the total variance, with acceptable reliability, validity and discrimination. The first component “Adherence of older patients with dental treatment and instructions,” included four items with a Cronbach α of 0.64 and scored 4.3 ± 0.8. The second component “Feasibility of the treatment plan,” included three items with a Cronbach α of 0.66 and scored from 2.6 ± 1.2 to 2.9 ± 1.1. The third component “Cost of and responsibility for the dental treatment” included four items with a Cronbach α of 0.47 and scored 4.4 ± 0.8 to 4.5 ± 0.8. The fourth component “Medical history of older patients” included two items with a Cronbach α of 0.70 and scored 4.0 ± 1.0 to 4.1 ± 1.0. The fifth Component “Feeling towards older patients” included two items with a Cronbach α of 0.672 and scored 2.6 ± 1.2 to 2.0 ± 1.4. The sixth Component “Confidence and experience in treating older patients” included two items with a Cronbach α of 0.33 and scored 4.4 ± 1 to 4.6 ± 1. Conclusion: This preliminary validation of the ASDS-Ar resulted in a new 17-item scale with six components with acceptable validity, reliability and discrimination.
AB - Background and Objective: Ageism represents an important barrier to high-quality healthcare for older adults. The present study sought to translate and validate the Arabic version of the Ageism Scale for Dental Students (ASDS-Arabic). Materials and Methods: The 27-item ASDS tool was translated from English into Arabic following recommended cross-sectional forward and backward translation guidelines. The translated version was subjected to the content validity ratio (CVR) and sent to dental students in 21 institutes from 10 different Arab countries. Principal components analysis (PCA) was used to assess the dimensionality of the scale, and Cronbach's alpha was used to determine internal consistency reliability. The discriminant validity of the scale was assessed using the independent t-test. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was also undertaken. Results: Based on CVR, three items were removed. The 24-item Arabic version was completed by 3284 dental students. PCA and CFA retained 17 items in six components, explaining 50.3% of the total variance, with acceptable reliability, validity and discrimination. The first component “Adherence of older patients with dental treatment and instructions,” included four items with a Cronbach α of 0.64 and scored 4.3 ± 0.8. The second component “Feasibility of the treatment plan,” included three items with a Cronbach α of 0.66 and scored from 2.6 ± 1.2 to 2.9 ± 1.1. The third component “Cost of and responsibility for the dental treatment” included four items with a Cronbach α of 0.47 and scored 4.4 ± 0.8 to 4.5 ± 0.8. The fourth component “Medical history of older patients” included two items with a Cronbach α of 0.70 and scored 4.0 ± 1.0 to 4.1 ± 1.0. The fifth Component “Feeling towards older patients” included two items with a Cronbach α of 0.672 and scored 2.6 ± 1.2 to 2.0 ± 1.4. The sixth Component “Confidence and experience in treating older patients” included two items with a Cronbach α of 0.33 and scored 4.4 ± 1 to 4.6 ± 1. Conclusion: This preliminary validation of the ASDS-Ar resulted in a new 17-item scale with six components with acceptable validity, reliability and discrimination.
KW - ageism
KW - dental care
KW - geriatric dentistry
KW - older adults
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85198645451
U2 - 10.1111/ger.12779
DO - 10.1111/ger.12779
M3 - Article
C2 - 39016458
AN - SCOPUS:85198645451
SN - 0734-0664
VL - 42
SP - 177
EP - 185
JO - Gerodontology
JF - Gerodontology
IS - 2
ER -