Norms and associated factors of the STAI-Y State anxiety inventory in older adults: Results from the PAQUID study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 869-879

  Potvin, Olivier ^a,b,c   Bergua, Valérie ^d   Meillon, Céline ^e   Le Goff, Mélanie ^e   Bouisson, Jean ^d   Dartigues, Jean Franaois ^e   Amieva, Hélène ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

anxiety; health; older adults; state anxiety

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL STUDY; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OCCUPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATE-TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79960119909     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210002358     Document Type: Article

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