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Article

Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties of the Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age—Short Form (LSITA-SF12) for Use among Ethiopian Elders

by
Habtamu Sewunet Mekonnen
1,*,
Helena Lindgren
2,
Biftu Geda
3,
Telake Azale
4 and
Kerstin Erlandsson
2,5
1
Department of Medical Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar 196, Ethiopia
2
Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Solna, Sweden
3
Department of Nursing, College of Health Science, Shashamene Campus, Madda Walabu University, Robe 247, Ethiopia
4
Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar 196, Ethiopia
5
School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, 791 31 Falun, Sweden
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Nurs. Rep. 2021, 11(4), 981-996; https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11040089
Submission received: 19 October 2021 / Revised: 22 November 2021 / Accepted: 2 December 2021 / Published: 7 December 2021
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Abstract

(1) Background: Self-reported measures play a crucial role in research, clinical practice, and health assessment. Instruments used to assess life satisfaction need validation to ensure that they measure what they are intended to detect true variations over time. An adapted instrument measuring life satisfaction for use among Ethiopian elders was lacking; therefore, this study aimed to culturally adapt and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age—Short Form (LSITA-SF12) in Ethiopia. (2) Methods: Elderly people (n = 130) in Metropolitan cities of northwestern Ethiopia answered the LSITA-SF12 in the Amharic language. Selected reliability and validity tests were examined. (3) Result: The scale had an acceptable limit of content validity index, internal consistency, test-retest, inter-rater reliabilities, and concurrent and discriminant validities. (4) Conclusion: The Amharic language version of LSITA-SF12 appeared to be valid and reliable measures and can be recommended for use in research and clinical purposes among Amharic-speaking Ethiopian elders.
Keywords: cultural adaptation; elderly; life satisfaction; northwest Ethiopia; psychometric test cultural adaptation; elderly; life satisfaction; northwest Ethiopia; psychometric test

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Mekonnen, H.S.; Lindgren, H.; Geda, B.; Azale, T.; Erlandsson, K. Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties of the Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age—Short Form (LSITA-SF12) for Use among Ethiopian Elders. Nurs. Rep. 2021, 11, 981-996. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11040089

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Mekonnen HS, Lindgren H, Geda B, Azale T, Erlandsson K. Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties of the Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age—Short Form (LSITA-SF12) for Use among Ethiopian Elders. Nursing Reports. 2021; 11(4):981-996. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11040089

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Mekonnen, Habtamu Sewunet, Helena Lindgren, Biftu Geda, Telake Azale, and Kerstin Erlandsson. 2021. "Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties of the Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age—Short Form (LSITA-SF12) for Use among Ethiopian Elders" Nursing Reports 11, no. 4: 981-996. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11040089

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Mekonnen, H. S., Lindgren, H., Geda, B., Azale, T., & Erlandsson, K. (2021). Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Properties of the Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age—Short Form (LSITA-SF12) for Use among Ethiopian Elders. Nursing Reports, 11(4), 981-996. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11040089

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