Psychometric Properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale: Comparison to the Beck Anxiety Inventory and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory

Yochim, Brian P.; Mueller, Anne E.; June, Andrea; Segal, Daniel L.

doi:10.1080/07317115.2011.524600

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“…In addition, the researchers noted that the sample sizes were not large enough to conduct factor analyses to examine the underlying factor structure of the GAS, and thus the subscales remained conceptually designed instead of empirically based. Yochim et al (2011) further examined the psychometric properties of the GAS in a communitydwelling sample of 117 older adults. As in Segal et al (2010), the GAS was found to have excellent internal consistency (α = 0.90), and significantly correlated with other measures of anxiety (evidence of convergent validity).…”

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Geriatric Anxiety Scale: item response theory analysis, differential item functioning, and creation of a ten-item short form (GAS-10)

Mueller

Segal

Gavett

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Int. Psychogeriatr.

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Geriatric Anxiety Scale: item response theory analysis, differential item functioning, and creation of a ten-item short form (GAS-10)

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“…We examined the psychometric properties of the GAI and found good internal consistency as measured with the Kuder-Richardson 20 coefficient (KR-20 = 0.82). Additional studies provide evidence of convergent validity [18,[23][24] and discriminant validity [18].…”

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Implementation of a brief anxiety assessment and evaluation in a Department of Veterans Affairs geriatric primary care clinic

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Abstract-Anxiety disorders are common and debilitating in older individuals, yet anxiety is often not formally assessed in primary care. We conducted a quality improvement project to examine the feasibility of implementing a brief anxiety assessment, the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI), in a Department of Veterans Affairs geriatric primary care clinic. We compared the GAI with a depression assessment, the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). Fifty older Veterans (mean age = 78.5 +/-7.4 yr) completed the GAI and GDS-15. Mean completion time and feedback to patients was brief (6.20 min; n = 10). Good internal consistency (alpha = 0.82) was found for GAI scores. Patients with psychiatric diagnoses obtained significantly higher GAI scores (mean = 4.73 +/-1.15) compared with patients without psychiatric diagnoses (mean = 1.15 +/-1.86, t(11.46) = -3.10, p = 0.01). Findings suggest that the GAI is acceptable to patients but may not be suitable for differentiating anxiety symptoms or disorders from depression. Interdisciplinary team members continued to implement the GAI after project completion to screen for and track anxiety symptoms in our geriatric primary care patients. Detecting anxiety with the GAI had the benefit of allowing providers to initiate conversations about available treatments and track symptoms as part of noting treatment progress.

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“…Consistent with several well-established measures designed for use with older adults, including the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS), the Older Adult Social-Evaluative Situations Questionnaire (OASES), and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), we shortened the response set in an effort to simplify the measure for use with the geriatric population (Gould, Gerolimatos, Ciliberti, Edelstein, & Smith, 2012; Yesavage et al, 1983; Yochim, Mueller, June, & Segal, 2011). A 3-point scale was used rather than a “yes/no” format because the authors hypothesized that including a third, central response of “somewhat true for me” would allow for a more sensitive measure of subjects’ experiences and provide a further degree of information regarding the intensity of their feelings than a 2-point scale, yet was unlikely to burden subjects with a confusing array of choices.…”

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“…Though no empirical research examining the benefits of utilizing shorter response sets with older adults has been published to our knowledge, many researchers propose that fewer response options aid in easing the administration of measures with the geriatric population (Yesavage et al, 1983; Yochim, Mueller, June, & Segal, 2011). In addition, research has shown that difficulties in completing measures via self-administration increase with age, impaired cognition, and poor health (McHorney, 1994).…”

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The interpersonal needs questionnaire with a shortened response scale for oral administration with older adults

Parkhurst

Conwell

Orden

2015

Aging & Mental Health

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Objectives The purpose of this paper is to examine the psychometric properties and construct validity of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ) using a modified 3-point response scale for oral administration with older adults. Methods In-home interviews were conducted with 269 participants aged 60 and older who were completing an eligibility interview for a randomized control trial. The INQ was administered orally, as were measures of social support, death and suicide ideation and meaning in life. Results A confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated acceptable fit, with all of the items loading significantly onto the associated latent variable of thwarted belongingness or perceived burdensomeness. Construct validity of the measure was supported through an examination of discriminant validity using constructs hypothesized by the interpersonal theory of suicide to be related to the measured constructs, including social support and social integration for thwarted belongingness, social worth and death ideation for perceived burdensomeness, and meaning in life and suicide ideation for both. Conclusion The INQ yields reliable and valid scores of thwarted belongingness and burdensomeness when administered orally using a shortened response scale with older adults. These results help establish the measure as a valuable and practical tool for use in the field of late-life suicide prevention.

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Psychometric Properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale: Comparison to the Beck Anxiety Inventory and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory

Cited by 63 publications

References 25 publications

Geriatric Anxiety Scale: item response theory analysis, differential item functioning, and creation of a ten-item short form (GAS-10)

Geriatric Anxiety Scale: item response theory analysis, differential item functioning, and creation of a ten-item short form (GAS-10)

Implementation of a brief anxiety assessment and evaluation in a Department of Veterans Affairs geriatric primary care clinic

The interpersonal needs questionnaire with a shortened response scale for oral administration with older adults

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