Plaza Troncoso, NancyJuncos Rabadán, OnésimoTroncoso-Pantoja, Claudia2023-01-232023-01-232022Plaza-Troncoso, Nancy, Juncos-Rabadán, Onésimo, & Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia. (2022). Adaptation and validation of aged adults’ adaptation scale to their residence (EAPAR) in Chile. Revista médica de Chile, 150(2), 190-1980034-9887http://hdl.handle.net/10347/29973Background: The adaptation of older people to nursing homes may be problematic. Scales to assess the degree of adaptation are required. Aim: To adapt and evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Scale of Adaptation of the Older Adults to their Residence (EAPAR) in the Chilean population. Material and Methods: EAPAR and self-esteem scales were applied to 106 people aged 79 ± 7 years (57% women) living in nursing homes. Reliability was measured using Cronbach’s alpha. Results: The instrument was adequately understood by the Chilean participants. In the content validity, the structure of the scale appears homogeneous and with an acceptable statistical significance. Conclusions: EAPAR is a reliable and valid instrument to be used by health professionalsspaThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)AgedNursing HomesPsychometricsjournal article10.4067/S0034-988720220002001900717-6163open access