Development and validation of a short form of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory - The GAI-SF

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 125-131

  Byrne, Gerard J ^a   Pachana, Nancy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

aged 80 and over; anxiety; generalized anxiety disorder; Geriatric Anxiety Inventory Short Form; receiver operating characteristic analysis; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ANXIETY INVENTORY SHORT FORM; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79951672736     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210001237     Document Type: Article

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