Watkins R E, Coates R, Ferroni P
School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, Shenton Park, Western Australia.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1998;46(4):319-32. doi: 10.2190/0LU1-0UWE-2TLW-QVAP.
The purpose of this investigation was to modify an existing aging anxiety scale to produce an instrument specifically designed to assess aging anxiety in an elderly population. Existing instruments fail to consistently orientate aging associated threats into the future, and this poses a significant problem for the measurement of aging anxiety in the elderly population. It is proposed that this factor has confounded reports of the relationship between aging anxiety and advancing age. An existing valid and reliable instrument, the Anxiety about Aging Scale was modified for use with elderly respondents and tested on 123 independent community dwelling elderly individuals. The results indicated the modified scale provides a valid assessment of aging anxiety in the elderly.
本调查的目的是修改现有的衰老焦虑量表，以制作一种专门设计用于评估老年人群体衰老焦虑的工具。现有工具未能始终如一地将与衰老相关的威胁导向未来，这给测量老年人群体的衰老焦虑带来了重大问题。有人提出，这一因素混淆了关于衰老焦虑与年龄增长之间关系的报告。对现有的有效且可靠的工具——衰老焦虑量表进行了修改，以用于老年受访者，并在123名独立居住在社区的老年人中进行了测试。结果表明，修改后的量表能够有效评估老年人的衰老焦虑。
