The Turkish adaptation and psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale

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dc.contributor.authorKarahan, Faika Sanal
dc.contributor.authorHamarta, Erdal
dc.contributor.authorKarahan, Ali Yavuz
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:37:41Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:37:41Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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 basic psychometric properties. We tested the translated GAS in a sample of community-dwelling older adults in Konya, Turkey (N=100; M-age=71.4 years, SD=6.5; range=65-88) without a history of mental disorder and sufficient cognitive abilities. To assess the convergent validity, Turkish versions of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were administered. The mean GAS total score was 13.33 (SD=11.86). Due to low item-total correlations (<0.30), two items (items 2 and 3) were removed from the Turkish version of the GAS. The internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha) was excellent for the total score (0.91) and acceptable for the subscales (somatic = 0.71; cognitive = 0.85; affective = 0.84). Regarding the convergent validity, the GAS total score was significantly and positively correlated with the total scores of the BAI (r=0.87, P<0.05) and GDS (r=0.57, P<0.05), with large effect sizes. Implications: The newly translated Turkish version of the GAS has promising utility in an older adult Turkish sample. Future studies of this measure are warranted.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4081/mi.2018.7580
dc.identifier.endpage5en_US
dc.identifier.issn2036-7465
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid30046403en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85047544825en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4081/mi.2018.7580
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/16198
dc.identifier.volume10en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000444904800001en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPagepress Publen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMental Illnessen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectGeriatric Anxiety Scaleen_US
dc.subjectPsychometric Propertiesen_US
dc.subjectTurkish Versionen_US
dc.titleThe Turkish adaptation and psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scaleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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