A cross-sectional observational study of the psychometric properties of comprehensive health assessments of older adults in 14 African nations: The Pan-African Utilization of Lay Assessment Systems (PAULAS) Project

John P Hirdes, Brittany Ellis, Sospeter Gatobu, Oluwakemi Aderibigbe, Roberta Adutwumwaah Ntem, Emmanuel Bagaragaza, Festo Bali Christopher, Aynie Gebrekidan, Enock Chisati, Bonaventure Egbujie, Desderius Haufiku, Yohana J Mashalla, Reem T. Mulla, Moussiliou Noël Paraïso, Osman Sankoh, Emmanuel Sendaula, Benoite Umubyeyi, George Aidoo, Yassine Benhajali, Ezeala-Adikaibe Birinus, Marie Claire Gasanganwa, Darius Gishoma, Finn Hartwell-Kinnear, Esther Jiya, Veronica Kiondo, Zahra Morawej, Justine Nagawa, Christopher Perlman, George A Heckman, Leon Geffen

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DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2026.106366
Published: 2026-11
Container: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.archger.2026.106366,
  title = {A cross-sectional observational study of the psychometric properties of comprehensive health assessments of older adults in 14 African nations: The Pan-African Utilization of Lay Assessment Systems (PAULAS) Project},
  author = {John P Hirdes and Brittany Ellis and Sospeter Gatobu and Oluwakemi Aderibigbe and Roberta Adutwumwaah Ntem and Emmanuel Bagaragaza and Festo Bali Christopher and Aynie Gebrekidan and Enock Chisati and Bonaventure Egbujie and Desderius Haufiku and Yohana J Mashalla and Reem T. Mulla and Moussiliou Noël Paraïso and Osman Sankoh and Emmanuel Sendaula and Benoite Umubyeyi and George Aidoo and Yassine Benhajali and Ezeala-Adikaibe Birinus and Marie Claire Gasanganwa and Darius Gishoma and Finn Hartwell-Kinnear and Esther Jiya and Veronica Kiondo and Zahra Morawej and Justine Nagawa and Christopher Perlman and George A Heckman and Leon Geffen},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics},
  doi = {10.1016/j.archger.2026.106366},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2026.106366}
}

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AU  - Brittany Ellis
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AU  - Oluwakemi Aderibigbe
AU  - Roberta Adutwumwaah Ntem
AU  - Emmanuel Bagaragaza
AU  - Festo Bali Christopher
AU  - Aynie Gebrekidan
AU  - Enock Chisati
AU  - Bonaventure Egbujie
AU  - Desderius Haufiku
AU  - Yohana J Mashalla
AU  - Reem T. Mulla
AU  - Moussiliou Noël Paraïso
AU  - Osman Sankoh
AU  - Emmanuel Sendaula
AU  - Benoite Umubyeyi
AU  - George Aidoo
AU  - Yassine Benhajali
AU  - Ezeala-Adikaibe Birinus
AU  - Marie Claire Gasanganwa
AU  - Darius Gishoma
AU  - Finn Hartwell-Kinnear
AU  - Esther Jiya
AU  - Veronica Kiondo
AU  - Zahra Morawej
AU  - Justine Nagawa
AU  - Christopher Perlman
AU  - George A Heckman
AU  - Leon Geffen
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APA

Hirdes, J. P., Ellis, B., Gatobu, S., Aderibigbe, O., Ntem, R. A., Bagaragaza, E., Christopher, F. B., Gebrekidan, A., Chisati, E., Egbujie, B., Haufiku, D., Mashalla, Y. J., Mulla, R. T., Paraïso, M. N., Sankoh, O., Sendaula, E., Umubyeyi, B., Aidoo, G., Benhajali, Y., Birinus, E., Gasanganwa, M. C., Gishoma, D., Hartwell-Kinnear, F., Jiya, E., Kiondo, V., Morawej, Z., Nagawa, J., Perlman, C., Heckman, G. A., & Geffen, L. (2026). A cross-sectional observational study of the psychometric properties of comprehensive health assessments of older adults in 14 African nations: The Pan-African Utilization of Lay Assessment Systems (PAULAS) Project. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2026.106366

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