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Validity and reliability of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory in Parkinson's disease*†.
- Source :
- Australasian Journal on Ageing; Mar2012, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p13-16, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Aim: To examine the psychometric properties of a novel anxiety rating scale, the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) in Parkinson's disease (PD). Method: The predictive validity of the GAI was tested against the presence of any DSM-IV anxiety disorders in 58 PD patients using receiver operating curve analysis. The concurrent validity of this scale was also studied against the state half of the Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the GAI were also examined. Results: The GAI displayed good concurrent validity against the STAI and the DSM-IV. It also showed good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Conclusions: This study suggested that the GAI is an appropriate scale to use in non-demented PD patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PARKINSON'S disease
ANXIETY
CHI-squared test
CONFIDENCE intervals
HAMILTON Depression Inventory
RESEARCH methodology
PROBABILITY theory
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
RESEARCH evaluation
STATISTICAL sampling
SCALES (Weighing instruments)
SELF-evaluation
STATISTICS
DATA analysis
RECEIVER operating characteristic curves
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
STATE-Trait Anxiety Inventory
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14406381
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Australasian Journal on Ageing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 73321571
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00487.x