Measurement Properties of the Short Multi-Dimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects (MOSES)
Publication Date
1997
Description
This study evaluated the five-factor measurement model of the abbreviated Multidimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects (MOSES), originally proposed by Pruchno, Kleban, and Resch in 1988. Modifications of the five-factor model were examined and evaluated with regard to their practical significance. A confirmatory second-order factor analysis was performed to examine whether the correlations among the first-order factors were adequately accounted for by a global dysfunction factor. Findings indicated that the proposed measurement model was replicated adequately. Although post hoc modifications resulted in significant improvements in overall model fit, the minor parameters had only a trivial influence on the major parameters of the baseline model. Results from the second-order factor analysis showed that a global dysfunc tion factor accounted adequately for the intercorrelations among the first-order factors.
Journal
Journal of Applied Gerontology
Volume
16
Issue
4
First Page
403
Last Page
426
Department
Psychology
Link to Published Version
http://jag.sagepub.com/content/16/4/403.short
Recommended Citation
Diehl, Manfred; Spore, Diana L.; and Smyer, Michael A.. "Measurement Properties of the Short Multi-Dimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects (MOSES)." Journal of Applied Gerontology (1997) : 403-426.