Annals of General Psychiatry · 2010 · 11 citations · 4 references
MedicineGeriatric MedicinePsychiatryGeriatric AssessmentGeriatricsGerontologyAnxiety AssessmentAnxiety DisordersComprehensive Geriatric AssessmentGeriatric Health AssessmentSocial GerontologyAnxiety EpidemiologyAnxiety In Older AdultsAnxiety ScreeningCross-sectional EpidemiologyGeriatric Anxiety AssessmentGeriatric Depression AssessmentGeriatric Depression ScreeningSocial Anxiety Disorder Assessment
Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was designed and 132 aged (≥65) participated. All participants were members of the KAPI from a rural district in Crete, Greece. Data were collected with face-to-face interviews. Social activity and levels of participation in KAPI were examined. The Short Anxiety Screening Test (SAST) and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) was used to assess anxiety disorders and depression respectively. Univariate and multivariate regression models used to determine the factors which correlate with these disorders.
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