Neurotic disorders

Lindesay, James; Marudkar, Mangesh

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“…1 Over the past decade there has been a gratifying increase in both the quantity and quality of published research into anxiety and its disorders in late life. However, there is still much that we do not know, even about the fundamentals, such as the nature of this anxiety and its relationship with other disorders, such as depression and dementia.…”

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Anxiety disorders in older people

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Stewart

Bisla

2012

Rev. Clin. Gerontol.

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SummaryThis article reviews the research into anxiety disorders in adults aged 65 years and older that has been published over the past ten years. The topics covered include: the construct of anxiety and its disorders in this age group; epidemiology, including prevalence, incidence, course, outlook, and risk factors; assessment scales; co-morbidity and differential diagnosis (depression, dementia, physical illness); and management, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological. There has been a significant improvement in our understanding of these disorders in older adults over this period, but evidence to support their treatment and prevention is still quite sparse.

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Anxiety disorders in older people

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2012

Rev. Clin. Gerontol.

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“…Anxiety remains one of the most common mental problems that older individuals experience [ 1 , 2 ], although anxiety disorders in older people appear to remain underdiagnosed and undertreated by primary care practitioners [ 3 , 4 ]. The development of accurate diagnostic instruments for use in primary healthcare (PHC) remains a challenge, especially in settings with limited resources and research capacity such as Greece [ 5 - 7 ].…”

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The Short Anxiety Screening Test in Greek: translation and validation

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BackgroundThe aim of the current study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Greek translation of the Short Anxiety Screening Test (SAST), for use in primary care settings. The scale consists of 10 items and is a brief clinician rating scale for the detection of anxiety disorder in older people, particularly, in the presence of depression.MethodsThe study was performed in two rural primary care settings in Crete. The sample consisted of 99 older (76 ± 6.3 years old) people, who fulfilled the participating criteria. The translation and cultural adaptation of the questionnaire was performed according to international standards. Internal consistency using the Cronbach α coefficient and test-retest reliability using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to assess the reliability of the tool. An exploratory factor analysis using Varimax with Kaiser normalisation (rotation method) was used to examine the structure of the instrument, and for the correlation of the items interitem correlation matrix was applied and assessed with Cronbach α.ResultsTranslation and backtranslation did not reveal any specific problems. The psychometric properties of the Greek version of the SAST scale in primary care were good. Internal consistency of the instrument was good, the Cronbach α was found to be 0.763 (P < 0.001) and ICC (95% CI) for reproducibility was found to be 0.763 (0.686 to 0.827). Factor analysis revealed three factors with eigenvalues >1.0 accounting for 60% of variance, while the Cronbach α was >0.7 for every item.ConclusionsThe Greek translation of the SAST questionnaire is comparable with that of the original version in terms of reliability, and can be used in primary healthcare research. Its use in clinical practice should be primarily as a screening tool only at this stage, with a follow-up consisting of a detailed interview with the patient, in order to confirm the diagnosis.

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Neurotic disorders

Abstract: This article updates a previous review of this topic published in this series in 1996. The number of studies and review articles that have been published since then is encouraging, and suggests that there is a growing awareness of and interest in these disorders in old age.

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Anxiety disorders in older people

Anxiety disorders in older people

The Short Anxiety Screening Test in Greek: translation and validation

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