Empirically derived dimensional syndromes of self‐reported psychopathology: Cross‐cultural comparisons of Portuguese and US elders

Ivanova, Masha Y.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Leite, Manuela; Almeida, Vera; Caldas, Carlos; Turner, Lori V.; Dumas, Julie A.

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“…To overcome this limitation, the Achenbach questionnaires are instruments capable of evaluating the clinical, sociodemographic and psychosocial competencies of older people, and it has recently been reported that the empirical syndromes of the Older Adult Self-Report (OASR) questionnaire (Achenbach et al, 2004), are generalizable to 19 different societies in America, Europe and Asia (Ivanova et al, 2020). The existing correlations between the empirical syndromes measured by the questionnaire have a positive and high magnitude among them, the highest correlation being the irritability / disinhibition syndrome with thought problems (rxy = .90), thought problems with anxiety / depression (rxy = .86), and memory / cognition problems with functional impairment (rxy= .82) (Ivanova et al, 2017).…”

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“…In addition, the Older Adult Behavior Checklist (OABCL) questionnaire (Achenbach et al, 2004), developed in parallel to the OASR, and which reports the mental health of the elderly by third parties, shows moderate-high associations with scales from other questionnaires that measure the neuropsychological status of the elderly and geriatric depression (Brigidi et al, 2010). Both questionnaires have shown adequate internal consistency in international studies, α = .89 for OASR (Ivanova et al, 2017) and α = .91 for OABCL (Achenbach et al, 2004).…”

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Self-perceived and reported mental health in older adults

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Several studies assess mental health in older adults, but relatively few do so from a multi-informant perspective. In this work, discrepancies in self-perception and third-person perception of the mental health of older adults were analyzed in two age groups and differentiated by sex and place of residence. Relationships between different scales that measure psychopathology and psychosocial competencies were also analyzed. A sample of 288 older people aged between 60-95 years old (154 women, 53.47%) belonging to 12 municipalities in the Region of Murcia was employed, and the Older Adult Self-Report (OASR) questionnaire was used to measure the psychopathology of older people and the Older Adult Behavior Checklist (OABCL) instrument to find out the family's perception of these problems. Outcomes show different perceptions of mental health among older people and their families, which worsen with increasing age, psychosocial risk status and female gender. This reflects the need to develop specific treatment protocols for each gender and psychosocial risk situation, in order to address the differential mental health needs in older people. Son numerosos los trabajos que evalúan la salud mental de las personas mayores, pero relativamente escasos los que lo hacen desde una perspectiva multi-informante. En este trabajo se analizaron las discrepancias en la autopercepción y la percepción que tienen otros de la salud mental de las personas mayores, en dos franjas de edad, diferenciando por sexos, lugar de residencia y se analizaron las relaciones entre diferentes escalas que miden psicopatología y competencias psicosociales. Se empleó una muestra de 288 personas mayores entre 60-95 años (154 mujeres, 53.47%) pertenecientes a 12 municipios de la Región de Murcia, y se empleó el cuestionario OlderAdultSelf-Report (OASR) para medir la psicopatología de las personas mayores y el instrumentoOlderAdultBehaviorChecklist (OABCL) para conocer la percepción de la familia de estos problemas. Los resultados reflejan que existen diferentes percepciones de la salud mental entre personas mayores y sus familiares, que empeoran al aumentar la edad, la situación de riesgo psicosocial y el género femenino. Esto refleja la necesidad de desarrollar protocolos de tratamiento específicos para cada género y situación de riesgo psicosocial, con el fin de atender las necesidades diferenciales de salud mental de las personas mayores.

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“…Ivanova et al tested the fit of the seven‐syndrome OASR model to self‐ratings by 352 adults who were 60 to 102 years old in community and residential care settings in Porto, Portugal . The OASR model showed good fit, as indicated by the primary model fit index, the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA), and acceptable fit, as indicated by secondary fit indices, the comparative fit index (CFI) and Tucker‐Lewis index (TLI) .…”

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“…Extending the single‐society CFA study of the Portuguese OASR, the present study used a multisociety design to test the seven‐syndrome OASR model in 20 societies from Asia, North and South America, and Europe. We used translations of the same standardized assessment instrument in each society, which allowed us to avoid the methodological challenges of having to combine data from different instruments …”

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The generalizability of Older Adult Self‐Report (OASR) syndromes of psychopathology across 20 societies

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Objectives As the world population ages, psychiatrists will increasingly need instruments for measuring constructs of psychopathology that are generalizable to diverse elders. The study tested whether syndromes of co‐occurring problems derived from self‐ratings of psychopathology by US elders would fit self‐ratings by elders in 19 other societies. Methods/design The Older Adult Self‐Report (OASR) was completed by 12 826 adults who were 60 to 102 years old in 19 societies from North and South America, Asia, and Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Europe, plus the United States. Individual and multigroup confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) tested the fit of the seven‐syndrome OASR model, consisting of the Anxious/Depressed, Worries, Somatic Complaints, Functional Impairment, Memory/Cognition Problems, Thought Problems, and Irritable/Disinhibited syndromes. Results In individual CFAs, the primary model fit index showed good fit for all societies, while the secondary model fit indices showed acceptable to good fit. The items loaded strongly on their respective factors, with a median item loading of .63 across 20 societies, and 98.7% of the loadings were statistically significant. In multigroup CFAs, 98% of items demonstrated approximate or full metric invariance. Fifteen percent of items demonstrated approximate or full scalar invariance, and another 59% demonstrated scalar invariance across more than half of societies. Conclusions The findings supported the generalizability of OASR syndromes across societies. The seven syndromes offer empirically based clinical constructs that are relevant for elders of different backgrounds. They can be used to assess diverse elders and as a taxonomic framework to facilitate communication, services, research, and training in geriatric psychiatry.

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“…Na avaliação dos problemas de saúde mental utilizou-se um inventário de autoavaliação para adultos (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2003;Ivanova et al, 2018) que, além de um índice global de psicopatologia, fornece pontuações em 8 escalas relativas a problemas mais específicos (v.g., Ansiedade/Depressão, Queixas somáticas). Algumas destas escalas podem ser agrupadas em 2 clusters -problemas de externalização e problemas de internalização.…”

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Importância da Educação Pré-Escolar na Transição para a Idade Adulta: Resultados de um Estudo Português

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O objetivo principal deste estudo foi examinar o impacto da educação pré--escolar na vida dos jovens adultos portugueses da geração do milénio.Os dados foram recolhidos no âmbito de uma investigação mais vasta que permitiu seguir uma ampla amostra de rapazes e raparigas desde a infância até à idade adulta.Aquando da sua última avaliação, os participantes que tinham frequentado o ensino pré-primário foram comparados com os seus colegas que não beneficiaram desse tipo de ensino (grupo de controlo) em vários domínios do seu funcionamento.Os resultados mostraram que os participantes com ensino pré-primário chegavam à idade adulta com melhor desempenho académico independentemente do critério utilizado: anos de escolaridade completados, número de repetências, abandono escolar e participação cultural. Porém, não se registaram diferenças significativas entre os dois grupos no domínio profissional, designadamente na condição de empregado/desempregado, satisfação no trabalho, tempo decorrido entre o fim dos estudos e obtenção do primeiro emprego. Do mesmo modo, não se registaram diferenças significativas nas medidas de saúde mental, experiências de vida positivas e bem-estar geral. Em contrapartida, havia mais comportamento antissocial e mais consumo de droga no grupo de educação pré-primária do que no grupo de controlo.Porém, quando se controlou o efeito do nível escolar dos pais, todas as diferenças significativas entre os dois grupos desapareciam, com exceção dos comportamentos antissociais. Estes resultados são difíceis de conciliar com a ideia de que os efeitos do ensino pré-primário em grande escala persistem até à idade adulta.

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Empirically derived dimensional syndromes of self‐reported psychopathology: Cross‐cultural comparisons of Portuguese and US elders

Cited by 6 publications

References 24 publications

Self-perceived and reported mental health in older adults

Self-perceived and reported mental health in older adults

The generalizability of Older Adult Self‐Report (OASR) syndromes of psychopathology across 20 societies

Importância da Educação Pré-Escolar na Transição para a Idade Adulta: Resultados de um Estudo Português

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