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KMID : 0123520140210010075
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2014 Volume.21 No. 1 p.75 ~ p.84
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Reliability and Validity of Korean Geriatric Anxiety Inventory(K-GAI)
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Kim Ji-Yun
Park Myung-Sook
Oh Doo-Nam
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Aged, Anxiety, Reliability, Validity
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