Establishing a common metric for self-reported anxiety: Linking the MASQ, PANAS, and GAD-7 to PROMIS Anxiety

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 88-96

  Schalet, Benjamin D ^a   Cook, Karon F ^a   Choi, Seung W ^b   Cella, David ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CTB MCGRAW HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; GAD 7; Linking; MASQ; PANAS; PROMIS

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER SCALE 7; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOOD AND ANXIETY SYMPTOM QUESTIONNAIRE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

ANXIETY; GAD-7; LINKING; MASQ; PANAS; PROMIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84893699248     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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