The Geriatric Anxiety Inventory in primary care: applicability and psychometric characteristics of the original and short form



Título del documento: The Geriatric Anxiety Inventory in primary care: applicability and psychometric characteristics of the original and short form
Revista: Archives of clinical psychiatry
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000401494
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Escola de Artes, Ciencias e Humanidades, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Sep-Oct
Volumen: 43
Número: 5
Paginación: 103-106
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés 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
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Diagnóstico,
Geriatría,
Psiquiatría,
Ancianos,
Ansiedad,
Atención primaria,
Pruebas psicométricas
Keyword: Medicine,
Diagnosis,
Geriatrics,
Psychiatry,
Aged,
Anxiety,
Primary care,
Psychometric tests
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