Assessment of anxiety in older adults: a review of self-report measures

M Balsamo, F Cataldi, L Carlucci… - Clinical interventions in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
With increasing numbers of older adults in the general population, anxiety will become a
widespread problem in late life and one of the major causes of health care access …

Psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy of the short form of the geriatric anxiety scale (GAS-10)

L Carlucci, M Balestrieri, E Maso, A Marini, N Conte… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Anxious symptoms have a negative impact on different aspects of the elderly's
quality of life, ranging from the adoption of unhealthy lifestyle behaviours to an increased …

Investigating the effect of multisensory stimulation on depression and anxiety of the elderly nursing home residents: A randomized controlled trial

I Moghaddasifar… - … in psychiatric care, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The aim was to determine the effect of multisensory stimulation (MSS) on the
depression and anxiety status among nursing home‐dwelling elderly people in Ahvaz, Iran …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the relationship between the geriatric anxiety and COVID-19 anxiety and fear levels in geriatric dental patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

N Kaya, F Bayındır - Dental and Medical Problems, 2023 - dmp.umw.edu.pl
Background. Illness, social isolation and loneliness may cause different psychological
problems in the geriatric population, including depression and anxiety. Factors such as …

An examination of anxiety and its influence on health-related quality of life in Parkinson's disease using the geriatric anxiety scale: a cross-sectional study

KG Heimrich, A Schönenberg, S Mendorf, J Moussaoui… - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background Anxiety is one of the most common but often overlooked mood-related
nonmotor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). To improve the well-being of …

Chronic stress and functional health in older adults with concerns about falling: a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial with multicomponent exercise …

S Britting, R Kob, A Görlitz, CC Sieber, E Freiberger… - Trials, 2024 - Springer
Background Maintenance of physical function, mobility, and independent living are
important goals for older adults. However, concerns about falling (CaF) play a central role in …

An investigation of the psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS) in an Italian sample of community-dwelling older adults

A Gatti, J Gottschling, A Brugnera, R Adorni… - Aging & Mental …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: The Italian older adult population is increasing and psychiatric
problems, such as anxiety among older adults, represent major challenges for public …

The Turkish adaptation and psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale

FS Karahan, E Hamarta, AY Karahan - Mental Illness, 2018 - emerald.com
The purpose of the present study is to translate and adapt the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS),
a 30-item self-report measure of anxiety among older adults, into Turkish and examine its …

Testing factor structure and measurement invariance across gender with Italian geriatric anxiety scale

L Picconi, M Balsamo, R Palumbo… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Late-life anxiety is an increasingly relevant psychiatric condition that often goes unnoticed
and/or untreated compared to anxiety in younger populations. Consequently, assessing the …

Validation of a Chinese version of the geriatric anxiety scale among community-dwelling older adults in mainland China

XL Lin, DL Lu, J Gottschling, DL Segal… - Journal of cross-cultural …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS) was developed as an international screening
instrument for anxiety in older adults. The aims of the present study were to translate the …