Filipino Attitudes to Disability Scale (Fil-ADS(D)): Factor Structure Validation and an Assessment of Filipino Attitudes

Yves Palad,Marvin Louie Ignacio,Frances Rom Lunar,Krysta Ellieza Perez,Ralph Kevin Genoguin

doi:10.16993/sjdr.758

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https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.758

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Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the cross-cultural validity of the Filipino version of the Attitude to Disability Scale Physical Disability (Fil-ADS(D)) forms and to describe Filipinos’ disability attitudes and its correlations with sociodemographic factors. Methods: Personal and general Fil-ADS(D) forms were distributed to Filipino persons with disability and general adult population, respectively, for self-administration. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess cross-cultural validity of Fil-ADS(D). Fil-ADS(D) score correlations with age, education, and financial situation were explored through Spearman rank correlation analysis; correlations with sex, employment, and health and disability status were explored through point-biserial correlation analysis. Results: Factor structure of the original ADS was retained in the Fil-ADS(D) forms making it cross-culturally valid. The forms are valuable for generating information for improving attitudinal barriers and for cross-cultural comparisons. Positive attitudes among respondents and significant yet weak correlation with age and occupation were found.

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This study aimed to describe the attitudes of Filipino adults and persons with disabilities towards physical disability using the Filipino Attitudes to Disability Scale (Fil-ADS)(D) forms, and to explore potential association of attitudes with socio-demographic factors including age, sex, employment status, education, financial situation, and health and disability status
A combined total of 1,100 respondents consented to accomplishing the Fil-ADS(D) forms: 576 respondents for FilADS(D-G) and 524 respondents for Fil-ADS(D-P)
This study confirms that the factor structure of the ADS was retained in its Filipino adaptation, which establishes the cross-cultural validity of the Fil-ADS(D) forms

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It is estimated that 15%, or over 600 million, of the global population aged 18 and above comprises persons with disabilities (UNESCAP 2019; WHO & World Bank 2011). A more recent national disability prevalence survey in 2016 showed that among its respondents aged 15 years and older (n = 10,240), 12% experienced severe disability and 47% experienced moderate disability (Bersales 2019). These estimates suggest that many Filipinos may be experiencing limited participation in essential societal functions

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