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Journal Article Validation Study Multicenter Study Ppublish 4 citations

PubMed: 39016458 DOI: 10.1111/ger.12779

Translation and psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the ageism scale for dental students (ASDS-Ar): A multi-institutional validation.

Gerodontology 42(2):177-185

Authors: Mohammed Nasser Alhajj, Ridwaan Omar, Sadeq Ali Al-Maweri, Abdullah M Alsoghier, Maha El Tantawi, Yousef Khader, Asim Al-Ansari, Abdulrahman Aseri, Abdullah G Amran, Ola B AlBatayneh, Abdulaziz Samran, Ahmed Yaseen Alqutaibi, Ahmed Shaher Alqahtani, Thiyezen Abdullah AlDhelai, Muhammad Faheemuddin, Muhammad Farooq Umer, Mounzer Assad, Imad Barngkgei, Tarek Abou Agwa, Ali H Murad, Joseph E Makzoumé, Arheiam Arheiam, Lamis Ballo, Abdulbaset A Mufadhal, Mohammed A Al-Wesabi, Wadhah A Alhajj, Sahar Elkholy, Sarah M Osman, Esam Halboub

Affiliations

  • Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Thamar University, Dhamar, Yemen.
  • Division of Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Sciences, College of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait.
  • College of Dental Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
  • Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Department of Community Medicine, Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
  • Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
  • Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
  • Department of Periodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Thamar University, Dhamar, Yemen.
  • Department of Orthodontics, Pediatric and Community Dentistry, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
  • Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
  • Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar A1-Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen.
  • Department of Substitutive Science, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
  • Department of Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen.
  • Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
  • Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
  • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University ofTishreen, Lattakia, Syria.
  • Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Wataniya Private University (WPU), Hama, Syria.
  • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Wataniya Private University (WPU), Hama, Syria.
  • Department of Oral Diagnosis, College of Dentistry, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniya, Iraq.
  • Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Department of Dental Public Health and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya.
  • Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen.
  • Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Science and Technology, Aden, Yemen.
  • Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Civilization University, Sana'a, Yemen.
  • Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Delta University For Science and Technology, Dakahlia, Egypt.
  • Department of Prosthodontist, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, International University of Africa, Khartoum, Sudan.

Abstract

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.

MeSH

Students, Dental, Ageism, Multiple Chronic Conditions, Geriatric Dentistry, Dental Care, Therapeutics, Psychometrics

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