title: Measuring gender satisfaction among women aging with paralytic polio.
abstract: In this study we tested the Gendered Outcome Scale as a measure of gender satisfaction among 295 women aging with the disabling effects of paralytic polio. Principal components analysis, reliability analyses, and content validity were analyzed on the scale. The scale had a Cronbach's alpha of.90. Younger women had more gender satisfaction (r =.181, p <.01), and women who had greater disability had greater gender satisfaction. (r = -.127, p <.05). The results support that the scale is a valid and reliable measure for determing gender satisfaction. Further work is needed to test the scale in diversified samples.
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas , USA.
authors.forename: Janiece L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Tracie C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics; D036301:Qualitative Research; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D016387:Women's Health