Norwegian version of the rating anxiety in dementia scale (RAID-N): a validity and reliability study

Abstract

The RAID-N has fairly good validity and inter-rater reliability, and could be useful to assess GAD in patients with dementia. Further studies should investigate the optimal RAID-N cut-off score in different settings.

The assessment of anxiety in aged care residents: a systematic review of the psychometric properties of commonly used measures

“…The degree to which the tool provides a consistent answer and is free from random error Internal consistency et Wenborn et al, 2013;Goyal et al, 2016). However, only one study (Goyal et al, 2016) was conducted with the specific purpose of assessing its psychometric properties (Table 2).…”

Anxiety, Anxiety Symptoms, and Their Correlates in Persons with Dementia in Norwegian Nursing Homes: A Cause for Concern

“…Two items (phobias and panic attacks) are not included in the total score. The RAID-N was validated for the patients with dementia living in Norwegian nursing homes, and a cutoff score of ≥12 indicates clinically significant GAD in patients with dementia [21]. The RAID-N score was based on clinical observations, information from the patient's medical records, and a short interview with the patient himself/herself about the symptoms over the past 2 weeks.…”

“…Thus, the study's aim was to examine the occurrence of anxiety and anxiety symptoms with the Norwegian version of the RAID (RAID-N) [21] among persons with dementia in Norwegian nursing homes. Further, we wanted to explore how anxiety and comorbid anxiety and depression are associated with the participants' demographic and clinical variables.…”

Trajectories of quality of life and their association with anxiety in people with dementia in nursing homes: A 12-month follow-up study

“…In total, 298 women and men with dementia aged 65 years or older from 17 nursing homes participated in the study. The dementia diagnoses were based on the research criteria of either the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) (n = 101, the validation study group) [ 24 , 25 ], the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) (n = 60) [ 26 ], or the International Classification of Primary Care-2 (ICPC-2) P70 (n = 137) [ 27 ], as documented in the medical records. Residents who were terminally ill, had schizophrenia or did not understand Norwegian well were excluded from the study.…”

“…Two items (phobias and panic attacks) are not included in the total score. RAID-N was validated for the PWD living in Norwegian nursing homes, and a cut-off score of ≥ 12 indicates a clinically significant generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in patients with dementia [ 25 ]. The RAID-N score was based on clinical observations, information from the patient’s medical records, and a short interview with the patient him/herself about symptoms over the past two weeks.…”