Assessing worry in older and younger adults: Psychometric properties of an abbreviated Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ-A)

Crittendon, Julie A.; Hopko, Derek R.

doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2005.11.006

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“…According to the method of McNemar (1950), a modified part-whole correlation was computed and found to be moderate (r 5 .67). This relation is consistent with the findings of Crittendon and Hopko (2006), in which they also found a moderate relationship (r 5 .65) between the eight item PSWQ and the full PSWQ, among older adults. In our sample, scores from the eight item PSWQ demonstrated good internal consistency~a 5 .89).…”

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“…Hopko et al (2003) reduced the PSWQ from 16 to eight items, eliminating the five reverse scored items as well as the last three items on the scale. Crittendon & Hopko (2006) evaluated the psychometric properties of this abbreviated Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ-A) among older adults and found strong internal consistencỹ a 5 .89), excellent test-retest reliability at two (r 5 .92) and six weeks (r 5 .95), moderate to strong convergent validity (r 5 .46-.83) with measures of anxiety and worry, but weaker discriminant validity (correlation with Beck Depression Inventory-BDI, r 5 .56), compared to previous evaluations of the abbreviated PSWQ in older adults (correlation with BDI, r 5 .16, Hopko et al, 2003). This study employed the eight-item PSWQ because of its appropriateness for older adults.…”

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The moderating role of negative affect on objective verbal memory performance and subjective memory complaints in healthy older adults

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J. Inter. Neuropsych. Soc.

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Subjective memory complaints (SMCs) are part of the diagnostic criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), yet little is known about their etiology. In some previous studies, no direct relation has been found between SMCs and objective memory performance, yet significant correlations have been identified between SMCs and psychological factors such as depression and anxiety. In the current study, we examined whether negative affect moderated the relation between objective memory functioning and SMCs in a sample of healthy, non-demented participants aged 65 and older. As predicted, several negative affect measures moderated the relationship between objective cognitive functioning and SMCs. In the absence of objective memory impairment as indexed by the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) and the Dementia Rating Scale-2nd Edition (DRS-2), higher levels of negative affect were associated with increased levels of SMCs. Moreover, a lower order negative affect factor, anxiety sensitivity, significantly moderated the relation between objective memory functioning and SMCs, after controlling for higher order measures of general negative affectivity. Findings suggest that negative affect, particularly anxiety sensitivity, distorts the subjective appraisal of one's own memory, such that people high on negative affect factors report more episodes of forgetting, even in the absence of objective cognitive impairments. (JINS, 2008, 14, 327-336.)

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The moderating role of negative affect on objective verbal memory performance and subjective memory complaints in healthy older adults

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“…While patients with psychosis in this sample endorsed high levels of worry compared to community norms (Crittendon & Hopko, 2006), their average score was lower than the average for depressed groups and for patients with GAD in this sample. Although the high level of worry and its association with other symptoms are in line with work suggesting that worry is important for individuals with psychosis, our findings suggest that the severity is not comparable to that seen in GAD.…”

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“…The overall sample presented with high levels of worry, approaching two full standard deviations above published non-clinical norms (Crittendon & Hopko, 2006). Individuals with a diagnosis of GAD also endorsed higher worry than those without the disorder, t(566) = −8.28, p < .001, M = 33.15 (SD = 7.07) and M = 26.51 (SD = 9.30), respectively.…”

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“…Individuals with a diagnosis of GAD also endorsed higher worry than those without the disorder, t(566) = −8.28, p < .001, M = 33.15 (SD = 7.07) and M = 26.51 (SD = 9.30), respectively. As a comparison, Crittendon et al (2006) found that the average score was 14.9 (SD = 6.82) in a community sample of older adults and 21.8 (SD = 8.2) in an undergraduate sample. We are not aware of published normative data for the PSWQ-A for intensive outpatient or partial hospital levels of care; however one study of inpatients receiving treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder found worry levels similar to those in the present sample (Calleo, Hart, Björgvinsson, & Stanley, 2010).…”

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The importance of worry across diagnostic presentations: Prevalence, severity and associated symptoms in a partial hospital setting

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Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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Telephone-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Telephone-Delivered Nondirective Supportive Therapy for Rural Older Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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IMPORTANCE Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is common in older adults; however, access to treatment may be limited, particularly in rural areas.OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of telephone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) compared with telephone-delivered nondirective supportive therapy (NST) in rural older adults with GAD. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Randomized clinical trial in the participants' homes of 141 adults aged 60 years and older with a principal or coprincipal diagnosis of GAD who were recruited between January 27, 2011, and October 22, 2013.INTERVENTIONS Telephone-delivered CBT consisted of as many as 11 sessions (9 were required) focused on recognition of anxiety symptoms, relaxation, cognitive restructuring, the use of coping statements, problem solving, worry control, behavioral activation, exposure therapy, and relapse prevention, with optional chapters on sleep and pain. Telephonedelivered NST consisted of 10 sessions focused on providing a supportive atmosphere in which participants could share and discuss their feelings and did not provide any direct suggestions for coping. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURESPrimary outcomes included interviewer-rated anxiety severity (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale) and self-reported worry severity (Penn State Worry Questionnaire-Abbreviated) measured at baseline, 2 months' follow-up, and 4 months' follow-up. Mood-specific secondary outcomes included self-reported GAD symptoms (GAD Scale 7 Item) measured at baseline and 4 months' follow-up and depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory) measured at baseline, 2 months' follow-up, and 4 months' follow-up. Among the 141 participants, 70 were randomized to receive CBT and 71 to receive NST.RESULTS At 4 months' follow-up, there was a significantly greater decline in worry severity among participants in the telephone-delivered CBT group (difference in improvement, −4.07; 95% CI, −6.26 to −1.87; P = .004) but no significant differences in general anxiety symptoms (difference in improvement, −1.52; 95% CI, −4.07 to 1.03; P = .24). At 4 months' follow-up, there was a significantly greater decline in GAD symptoms (difference in improvement, −2.36; 95% CI, −4.00 to −0.72; P = .005) and depressive symptoms (difference in improvement, −3.23; 95% CI, −5.97 to −0.50; P = .02) among participants in the telephone-delivered CBT group. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEIn this trial, telephone-delivered CBT was superior to telephone-delivered NST in reducing worry, GAD symptoms, and depressive symptoms in older adults with GAD.TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01259596.

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Assessing worry in older and younger adults: Psychometric properties of an abbreviated Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ-A)

Cited by 109 publications

References 61 publications

The moderating role of negative affect on objective verbal memory performance and subjective memory complaints in healthy older adults

The moderating role of negative affect on objective verbal memory performance and subjective memory complaints in healthy older adults

The importance of worry across diagnostic presentations: Prevalence, severity and associated symptoms in a partial hospital setting

Telephone-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Telephone-Delivered Nondirective Supportive Therapy for Rural Older Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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