The Living Standards Capabilities for Elders scale (LSCAPE)

Adaptation and validation in a sample of Spanish seniors

Bibliographic Data

ID11201293
AuthorsTamara Alhambra-Borrás (0000-0002-8595-1969, Universitat Politècnica de València), Ascensión Doñate-Martínez (0000-0003-2742-0219, Universitat Politècnica de València, corresponding author), Jorge Garcés Ferrer (0000-0001-7830-6948, Universitat Politècnica de València), Jorge Garcés-Ferrer
Year2021
Volume41
Issue11
Pages2527-2539
Publication date2021-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAgeing and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0144686x20000446
OpenAlexW3017023047
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

Living standards capabilities are an important determinant of healthy ageing. The Living Standards Capabilities for Elders scale (LSCAPE) is the main instrument available to assess living standards capabilities among older adults based on Sen's Capability Approach. The objectives of this study were: (a) to adapt and validate LSCAPE for use in the Spanish population; (b) to examine the dimensionality, validity and reliability; and (c) to establish the convergent validity of LSCAPE using self-reported measures of quality of life and income. The LSCAPE was administered to 441 Spanish seniors aged 65 and over. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to analyse the dimensionality, validity and reliability. Discriminant and convergent validity of the model were assessed using Average Variance Extracted (AVE). Reliability was shown by Composite Reliability (CR) and Cronbach's alpha. Convergent validity was tested by correlating the LSCAPE scales and sub-scales with the Short-form Health Survey (SF-12) sub-scales. CFA showed that the LSCAPE Six-factor Model fits well to the data, showing Standardised Root Mean Square Residual 0.9 (0.925 and 0.917, respectively). LSCAPE showed also good reliability (CR indices > 0.7) and validity (AVE > 0.5) measures. Finally, LSCAPE had moderate to strong associations with SF-12 sub-scales (>0.6) and a moderate relationship with income (>0.3). Thus, LSCAPE has been demonstrated to be a reliable and valid instrument in measuring living standards capabilities among the Spanish older population

Cartography · Confirmatory factor analysis · Convergent validity · Cronbach's alpha · Discriminant validity · Environmental health · Geography · Population · Psychometrics · Quality of life (healthcare) · Reliability (semiconductor) · Sample (material) · Scale (ratio) · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Validity · Clinical Psychology · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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