The reliability and validity of 10-item Connor-Davidson resilience scale in the community-dwelling ol-der adults / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the reliability and validity of 10 items Connor-Davidson resili-ence scale ( CD-RISC-10 ) in the community-dwelling older adults. Methods Totally 620 community-dwelling older adults randomly chosen from 16 communities in Chengdu city were investigated by CD-RISC-10,the geriatric depression scale short form ( GDS-SF) and self-made basic condition questionnaire. Results The discrimination of the 10 items was statistically significant( t=6. 84-13. 57,P<0. 01) . Exploratory factor analysis showed two factors ( strength and hardiness) were extracted,and the cumulative variance interpreta-tion rate was 42. 32％. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that model index of two sub-factors (χ2/df=1. 518( P<0. 001) ,CFI =0. 964,TLI =0. 948,IFI =0. 965,NFI =0. 904,RMSEA=0. 042) . Cronbach's αof the total scale and the two sub-factors were 0. 737,0. 673 and 0. 585 respectively. After half a month,the retest reliability coefficients of the total scale and the two sub-factors were 0. 974,0. 932 and 0. 941(P<0. 01) . Conclusion The CD-RISC-10 scale has acceptable reliability and validity,with using easily and con-veniently. Therefore,it is an effective tool for measuring the resilience of the community-dwelling older adults.