Cancer patients with clinical levels of FCR are more likely to consult health care providers and to use psychotropic medications, which may translate into significant costs for society and the patients themselves.

Objectives. Assessing late-life anxiety using an instrument with sound psychometric properties including cross-cultural invariance is essential for cross-national aging research and clinical assessment. To date, no cross-national research studies have examined the psychometric properties of the frequently used Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) in depth. ), this study used bifactor modelling to analyze the dimensionality of the GAI. We evaluated the "fitness" of individual items based on the explained common variance for each item across all nations. In addition, a multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (MG-CFA) was applied, testing for measurement invariance across the samples.Results. Across samples, the presence of a strong G factor provides support that a general factor is of primary importance, rather than subfactors. That is, the data support a primarily unidimensional representation of the GAI, still acknowledging the presence of multidimensional factors. A GAI score in one of the countries would be directly comparable to a GAI score in any of the other countries tested, perhaps with the exception of Singapore. Discussion.Although several items demonstrated relatively weak common variance with the general factor, the unidimensional structure remained strong even with these items retained.Thus, it is recommended that the GAI be administered using all items.

The results support the use of both the GAI-FC and the GAI-FC-SF. The GAI-FC-SF seems to be an interesting alternative to the GAI-FC as a screening tool when time available for assessment is limited.

The Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) and its short form (GAI-SF) are self-reported scales used internationally to assess anxiety symptoms in older adults. In this study, we conducted the first critical comprehensive review of these scales’ psychometric properties. We rated the quality of 31 relevant studies with the COSMIN checklist. Both the GAI and GAI-SF showed adequate internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Convergent validity indices were highest with generalized anxiety measures; lowest with instruments relating to somatic symptoms. We detected substantial overlap with depression measures. While there was no consensus on the GAI’s factorial structure, we found the short version to be unidimensional. Although we found good sensitivity and specificity for detecting anxiety, cut-off scores varied. The GAI and GAI-SF are relevant instruments showing satisfactory psychometric properties; to broaden their use, however, some psychometric properties warrant closer examination. This review calls attention to weaknesses in the methodological quality of the studies.

Cette étude compare les profils sociodémographiques et cliniques de joueurs pathologiques en traitement dans un centre public de réadaptation en dépendance selon qu’ils présentent ou non un trouble lié à l’utilisation d’une substance (TUS) au moment de leur entrée en traitement. Les évaluations d’admission des joueurs requérant un traitement dans un centre public de réadaptation en dépendance ont été utilisées. Les joueurs (N = 322) ont été répartis en deux groupes mutuellement exclusifs, soit le groupe Jeu sans TUS (n = 190) et le groupe Jeu avec TUS (n = 132). Il était attendu que les profils sociodémographiques des deux groupes de joueurs pathologiques différeraient et que le groupe Jeu avec TUS présenterait un profil clinique plus sévère que le groupe Jeu sans TUS. Les analyses indiquent que le groupe Jeu avec TUS présente des besoins d’intervention plus importants sur les plans professionnel, judiciaire, psychologique et relationnel, en plus de se distinguer sur le plan sociodémographique. Toutefois, le groupe Jeu sans TUS présente quant à lui des besoins d’intervention plus importants concernant les habitudes de jeux de hasard et d’argent (JHA). Les auteurs discutent des implications de ces différences dans les profils cliniques, en considérant les cibles d’intervention à prioriser.This study compared the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of pathological gamblers in treatment at a public dependence rehabilitation centre. The gamblers (N = 322) were divided into two mutually exclusive groups based on their entry assessments, which evaluated if they presented with a concurrent substance abuse disorder (SAD) at the onset of treatment. The groups were as follows, Gambling without SAD (n = 190) and Gambling with SAD (n = 132). It was expected that the sociodemographic profiles of the two groups of pathological gamblers would differ, with the Gambling with SAD group presenting a more severe clinical profile than the Gambling without SAD group. Analyses indicate that the Gambling with SAD group has a greater need for professional, legal, psychological and relational intervention, as well as differences on the sociodemographic level. However, the Gambling without SAD group has a greater need for intervention concerning their gambling and gaming habits,. The implication of these differences in the clinical profiles is discussed in relation to the intervention targets to prioritize.