Prevalence of anxiety and its correlates among older adults in Latin America, India and China: cross-cultural study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anxiety is a common mental disorder among older people who live in the Western world, yet little is known about its prevalence in low- and middle-income countries.

Aims

We investigated the prevalence of anxiety and its correlates among older adults in low- and middle-income countries with diverse cultures.

Method

Cross-sectional surveys of all residents aged 65 or over (n = 15 021) in 11 catchment sites in 7 countries (China, India, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico and Peru) were carried out as part of the 10/66 collaboration. Anxiety was measured by using the Geriatric Mental State Examination (GMS) and the Automated Geriatric Examination for Computer Assisted Taxonomy (AGECAT) diagnostic algorithm.

Results

The age- and gender-standardise

SUBMITTER: Prina AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3227807 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature