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Assessment of anxiety in older adults
— a reliability generalization meta-analysis of commonly used measures | | Author(s) | Zoe Therrien, John Hunsley |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 36, no 3, May-June 2013 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, May-June 2013 |
| Pages | pp 171-194 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Anxiety ; Ageing process ; Evaluation ; Measurement. |
| Annotation | In this study the authors conducted a reliability generalisation meta-analysis of the 12 most commonly used measures of anxiety in older adults aged 65 and over. Of the 136 articles considered for inclusion, only 24% of published studies reported reliability coefficients from their original data collection. The study used 63 reliability coefficients from 51 articles and 16,183 individuals to provide internal consistency reliability estimates for this meta-analysis. It presented the average score reliabilities for each of the 12 measures, characterised the variance in score reliabilities across studies, and considered sample and study characteristics that were predictive of score reliability. The study discussed the importance of considering factors specific to the assessment of older adults (e.g., the frequency of a comorbid medical condition) as well as the importance of conducting sample specific reliability analyses. Recommendations were provided for researchers and clinicians choosing a measure of anxiety for use with older adults. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130823244 A |
| Classmark | ENP: BG: 4C: 3R |
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