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Reliability and Validity of Korean Geriatric Anxiety Inventory(K-GAI)

한국판 노인불안도구(K-GAI)의 신뢰도와 타당도

  • 김지윤 (가천대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 박명숙 (건국대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 오두남 (호서대학교 간호학과.기초과학연구소)
  • Received : 2014.03.10
  • Accepted : 2014.04.09
  • Published : 2014.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (K-GAI). Methods: Two hundreds and thirty six elderly were participated to test K-GAI. Goldberg's short screening scale for anxiety was tested for criterion validity. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis was used for measuring sensitivity and specificity. Results: The obtained internal consistency was 0.88. There were significant associations between test and retest results. K-GAI scores was significantly associated with Goldberg's short screening scale for anxiety (r=.694, p<.001). We found that a score of seven and greater was optimal for a criterion of anxiety among elderly Koreans. At this cut point, sensitivity was 78.9% and specificity was 73.1%. Conclusion: The K-GAI displayed good psychometric properties. This tool would be useful for early detection of anxiety among elderly Koreans with various situations including cognitive disorder, low education, or physical disability.

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