The Short Anxiety Screening Test in Greek: translation and validation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of the current study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Greek translation of the Short Anxiety Screening Test (SAST), for use in primary care settings. The scale consists of 10 items and is a brief clinician rating scale for the detection of anxiety disorder in older people, particularly, in the presence of depression.

Methods

The study was performed in two rural primary care settings in Crete. The sample consisted of 99 older (76 +/- 6.3 years old) people, who fulfilled the participating criteria. The translation and cultural adaptation of the questionnaire was performed according to international standards. Internal consistency using the Cronbach alpha coefficient and test-retest reliability using the intraclass correlation coefficient (IC

SUBMITTER: Grammatikopoulos IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2819236 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature