Thriving of Older People Assessment Scale (TOPAS)

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"Bergland, Å., Kirkevold, M., Sandman, P. O., Hofoss, D., & Edvardsson, D. (2015). The thriving of older people assessment scale: validity and reliability assessments. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(4), 942-951. Chicago "
General information
Purpose The concept of thriving emphasizes person–environment interaction in relation to well-being. The Thriving of Older People Assessment Scale has been developed and evaluated as a self-report and proxy scale based on the theory of thriving.
Domain(s) Goal Pursuit
Life Satisfaction
Positive Affect
Quality of Life
Sense of Meaning
Target population Adult
Number of items 32
Administration format self-report
Additional formats
Alternate forms
Availability in other languages Chinese, Swedish
Fee for use
Free
Related information on use of the measure
Non-exhaustive list of psychometric studies

Baxter, R., Lövheim, H., Björk, S., Sköldunger, A., Lindkvist, M., Sjögren, K., Sandman, P.-O., Bergland, Å., Winblad, B., & Edvardsson, D. (2019). The thriving of older people assessment scale: Psychometric evaluation and short-form development. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(12), 3831–3843. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14180


Li, C.-P., Lee, S.-F., Bergland, Å., & Edvardsson, D. (2021). Psychometric properties of the Chinese version thriving of older people assessment scale. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 16(1), e12346. https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12346

Additional information

The 32-item TOPAS has been used in studies of place-related well-being as a positive measure in long-term care to assess nursing home resident thriving.