A Revision of Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz

Construct development, description and initial validation of the Knowledge about Older Patients Quiz (KOP-Q) for nurses

“…First, most instruments measuring knowledge find their origin in the PFAQ [12,13] which did not proved reliable or valid in other studies. [14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22] Second, most items in other instruments do not measure the construct "knowledge" solely but include aspects such as opinions, beliefs and experience. This makes it difficult to determine nurses" knowledge separately.…”

“…[12,13] A large number of studies have found the reliability of the PFAQ to be poor. [14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21] Furthermore, the validity of the PFAQ has been criticized by multiple studies. [19,21,22] A second instrument found in the literature is the Knowledge of Aging and Elderly questionnaire (KAE), developed by Kline et al [22] O" Hanlon and Camp [23] found a low correlation between the KAE and the PFAQ due to different content and recommended the development of a better test to measure knowledge.…”

Changing Students' Perceptions of Aging: The Impact of an Intergenerational Service Learning Course

“…Miller and Dodder (1980) developed a revised version of FAQI based on the hypothesis that vague terminology created serious theoretical problems. The results of their study, however, indicated that changing the wording of FAQI did not make a difference in how questions were answered.…”

Development and validation of a geriatrics knowledge test for primary care residents

“…Although Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz series [1][2][3][4][5] is the most frequently used instrument for measuring knowledge about aging, the instrument is not designed to measure clinical knowledge of geriatric patient care, and its psychometric properties have been questioned. 6,7 In this study, we developed an instrument that measures geriatric content knowledge, and conducted validity assessments to assess the appropriateness of using the instrument to evaluate residency programs and to help identify specific geriatrics educational needs of residents.…”