Conclusions : Of the most commonly used measures , the majority lacked sufficient evidence to warrant their use with older adults .
Based on psychometric evidence , three measures ( Beck Anxiety Inventory , Penn State Worry Question naire , and Geriatric Mental Status Examination ) showed psychometric properties sufficient to justify the use of these instruments when assessing anxiety in older adults .
In addition , two measures developed specifically for older adults ( Worry Scale and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory ) were also found to be appropriate for use with older adults
Objectives : The authors set out to systematic ally review the research literature in order to identify the anxiety measures most commonly used in the assessment of older adults .
Once identified , the literature was review ed to determine the extent to which these instruments had age-relevant norms and psychometric data supporting their use with older adults .
Depression in Europe. Geographical distribution among older people.
BACKGROUND This is the first report of results from the EURODEP Programme . AIMS To assess the prevalence of depression  judged suitable for intervention in r and omised sample s of those aged > or = 65 in nine European centres . METHOD The GMS-AGECAT package . RESULTS Differences in prevalence are apparent , 8.8 % ( Icel and ) to 236 % ( Munich ) . When sub-cases and cases are added together , five high- and four low-scoring centres emerge . Women predominated over men . Proportions of sub-cases to cases revealed striking differences but did not explain prevalence . There was no constant association between prevalence and age . A meta- analysis ( n = 13,808 ) gave an overall prevalence of 12.3 % , 14.1 % for women and 8.6 % for men . CONCLUSIONS Considerable variation occurs in the levels of depression across Europe , the cause for which is not immediately obvious . Case and sub-case levels taken together show greater variability , suggesting that it is not a matter of case/sub-case selection criteria , which were st and ardised by computer . Substantial levels of depression are shown but 62 - 82 % of persons had  no depressive level . Opportunities for treatment exist
Conclusions : Of the most commonly used measures , the majority lacked sufficient evidence to warrant their use with older adults .
Based on psychometric evidence , three measures ( Beck Anxiety Inventory , Penn State Worry Question naire , and Geriatric Mental Status Examination ) showed psychometric properties sufficient to justify the use of these instruments when assessing anxiety in older adults .
In addition , two measures developed specifically for older adults ( Worry Scale and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory ) were also found to be appropriate for use with older adults
Objectives : The authors set out to systematic ally review the research literature in order to identify the anxiety measures most commonly used in the assessment of older adults .
Once identified , the literature was review ed to determine the extent to which these instruments had age-relevant norms and psychometric data supporting their use with older adults .