The traditional Chinese version of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory: Psychometric properties and cutoff point for detecting anxiety.

Autor: Pan RM; Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Zhongshan S. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei 100225, Taiwan., Chang HJ; Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 155 Linong St., Sec. 2, Taipei 112304, Taiwan; College of Nursing, Efficient Smart Care Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University,155 Linong St., Sec. 2, Taipei City 112304, Taiwan., Chi MJ; School of Gerontology and Long-Term Care, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xing St., Taipei 11031, Taiwan; International PhD Program in Gerontology and Long-Term Care, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xing St., Taipei 11031, Taiwan., Wang CY; School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xing St., Xinyi District, Taipei 11031, Taiwan., Chuang YH; School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xing St., Xinyi District, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, 111 Xinglong Rd, Sec. 3. Wenshan District, Taipei 11696, Taiwan; Research Center in Nursing Clinical Practice, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, 111 Xinglong Rd, Sec. 3. Wenshan District, Taipei 11696, Taiwan. Electronic address: yeuhui@tmu.edu.tw.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) [Geriatr Nurs] 2024 Jul-Aug; Vol. 58, pp. 438-445. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 21.
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.06.008
Abstrakt: The study aimed to translate the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory into traditional Chinese (GAI-TC), examine its psychometric properties, and identify the optimal cutoff point. This research recruited 337 older adults from two community activity centers. Structured questionnaires were used, including demographic information and characteristics, the GAI-TC, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Cronbach's α of the GAI-TC was 0.93. The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.90. The content validity index was 1.0. An exploratory factor analysis revealed that three factors in the GAI-TC, including cognition anxiety, impact of anxiety, and somatic anxiety, explained 59.46 % of the variance. The criterion-related validity showed a significant positive correlation between the GAI-TC and STAI, with an optimal cutoff of 9/10 for detecting anxiety in older persons living in the community. The GAI-TC had good reliability and validity and can provide professionals with a tool for the early identification of anxiety among older adults.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
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