| Journal: | Archives of clinical psychiatry |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000401494 |
| Authors: | Silva, Laís dos Santos Vinholi e1 Oliveira, Glaucia Martins de1 Yokomizo, Juliana Emy2 Saran, Laura Ferreira2 Bottino, Cassio Machado de Campos2 Yassuda, Monica Sanches1 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Escola de Artes, Ciencias e Humanidades, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Season: | Sep-Oct |
| Volumen: | 43 |
| Number: | 5 |
| Pages: | 103-106 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has negative implications for people’s lives, but is often underdiagnosed in the elderly. There is a shortage of instruments to assess geriatric anxiety. Objectives To analyze the applicability and psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) and its short form (GAI-SF) within primary care. Methods Fifty-five seniors were classified as non-demented by a multidisciplinary panel. The protocol included the GAI, the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), the Depression Scale D-10, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Bayer Scale for Activities of Daily Living (B-ADL) and the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE). A sub-sample also completed the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Results The GAI and GAI-SF showed good internal consistency (0.89; 0.62, respectively) and test-retest stability (0.58, 0.97). The GAI and GAI-SF correlated significantly with the SRQ-20 (0.74, 0.55) and BAI (0.75, 0.58). Discussion The psychometric characteristics of the Brazilian versions of the GAI and GAI-SF suggest these instruments are suitable for application in the Brazilian elderly population within the primary care setting |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Diagnóstico, Geriatría, Psiquiatría, Ancianos, Ansiedad, Atención primaria, Pruebas psicométricas |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Diagnosis, Geriatrics, Psychiatry, Aged, Anxiety, Primary care, Psychometric tests |
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