Helmes, Edward (2016) Development of a Canadian adaptation of the Facts on Aging Quiz. Advances in Aging Research, 5. pp. 71-77.

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Abstract

Accurate knowledge about older adults is desirable for research into aging populations. The Palmore Facts on Aging Quiz (FAQ) has been one of the most widely used measures of knowledge about aging that has been used in English-speaking countries. The original true-false version has largely been replaced by the current multiple-choice format. Here I present data on a Canadian multiple-choice FAQ from 172 older adult residents in the community with a mean age of 70.3 years old (SD = 8.88). The mean percentage correct on the Canadian FAQ-2C was 54.4%, a proportion higher than the recent Australian data and some older American data on older adults. The Canadian adaptation of the modified Australian multiple-choice version demonstrates the value of the local verification of FAQ items’ scoring key if the knowledge assessed by the FAQ is to be used accurately in a different country or if the local scoring key was developed several years earlier.

Item ID:	44447
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	2169-0502
Keywords:	aging, older adults, knowledge, scale development
Additional Information:	Copyright © 2016 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc.This work and the related PDF file are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Date Deposited:	27 Jul 2016 03:51
FoR Codes:	52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5201 Applied and developmental psychology > 520106 Psychology of ageing @ 100%
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