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Psychometric properties of worry and anxiety measures in a sample of african american and caucasian older adults.

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Shrestha, S; Ramos, K; Fletcher, TL; Kraus-Schuman, C; Stanley, MA; Ramsey, D; Amspoker, AB
Published in: Aging Ment Health
February 2020

Objective: The aim of our study was to examine the psychometric properties of commonly used anxiety and worry assessment measures in a community-based, low-income sample of African American and Caucasian older adults.Method: African American and Caucasian participants from three community-based clinical trials testing treatments for late-life worry/anxiety were pooled to examine the factor structure, internal consistency reliability, and convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire-Abbreviated (PSWQ-A), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory-short form (GAI-SF).Results: All three measures demonstrated an adequate fit to a one-factor structure. Internal consistency reliability was adequate for the PSWQ-A and GAD-7 in the total sample and racial subgroups but was acceptable for the GAI-SF only in the African American subgroup. The PSWQ-A and GAD-7 demonstrated good convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity. The GAI-SF has adequate convergent and divergent validity in the African American subgroup.Conclusion: Our study offers preliminary evidence for use of the PSWQ-A and GAD-7 for assessment of anxiety in a sample of low-income, predominantly African American participants. These measures may facilitate identification of anxiety symptoms, which are often overlooked in this population. More research is needed to examine the accuracy of these measures in other racial/ethnic groups.

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Aging Ment Health

DOI

EISSN

1364-6915

Publication Date

February 2020

Volume

24

Issue

2

Start / End Page

315 / 321

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychometrics
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Poverty
  • Male
  • Income
  • Humans
  • Geriatrics
 

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Shrestha, S., Ramos, K., Fletcher, T. L., Kraus-Schuman, C., Stanley, M. A., Ramsey, D., & Amspoker, A. B. (2020). Psychometric properties of worry and anxiety measures in a sample of african american and caucasian older adults. Aging Ment Health, 24(2), 315–321. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1544217
Shrestha, Srijana, Katherine Ramos, Terri L. Fletcher, Cynthia Kraus-Schuman, Melinda A. Stanley, David Ramsey, and Amber B. Amspoker. “Psychometric properties of worry and anxiety measures in a sample of african american and caucasian older adults.Aging Ment Health 24, no. 2 (February 2020): 315–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1544217.
Shrestha S, Ramos K, Fletcher TL, Kraus-Schuman C, Stanley MA, Ramsey D, et al. Psychometric properties of worry and anxiety measures in a sample of african american and caucasian older adults. Aging Ment Health. 2020 Feb;24(2):315–21.
Shrestha, Srijana, et al. “Psychometric properties of worry and anxiety measures in a sample of african american and caucasian older adults.Aging Ment Health, vol. 24, no. 2, Feb. 2020, pp. 315–21. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/13607863.2018.1544217.
Shrestha S, Ramos K, Fletcher TL, Kraus-Schuman C, Stanley MA, Ramsey D, Amspoker AB. Psychometric properties of worry and anxiety measures in a sample of african american and caucasian older adults. Aging Ment Health. 2020 Feb;24(2):315–321.

Published In

Aging Ment Health

DOI

EISSN

1364-6915

Publication Date

February 2020

Volume

24

Issue

2

Start / End Page

315 / 321

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychometrics
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Poverty
  • Male
  • Income
  • Humans
  • Geriatrics