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 .
A clustered randomized trial of the effects of feedback using academic detailing compared to postal bulletin on prescribing of preventative cardiovascular therapy.
BACKGROUND Interventions to promote prescribing of preventive therapies in patients with cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) or diabetes have reported variable success . OBJECTIVE ( i ) To evaluate the effect of prescribing feedback on GP practice using academic detailing compared to postal bulletin on prescribing of CVD preventive therapies in patients with CVD or diabetes at 3 and 6 months post intervention and ( ii ) to evaluate the intervention from a GP 's perspective . METHODS Volunteer GP practice s ( n = 98 ) were r and omized to receive individualized prescribing feedback via academic detailing ( postal bulletin plus outreach visit ) ( n = 48 ) or postal bulletin ( n = 50 ) . The proportion of  CVD or diabetic patients on  statins and antiplatelet agents/warfarin  pre- and post-intervention was calculated for each GP practice . Multivariate regression with a r and om effects model was used to compare differences between the groups adjusting for GP clustering and confounding factors . beta-Coefficients and 95 % confidence intervals ( CIs ) are presented . RESULTS There was a 3 % increase in statin prescribing in CVD patients at 6 months post-intervention for both r and omized groups , but there was no statistical difference between the groups ( beta = 0.004 ; 95 % CI = -0.01 to 0.02 ) .  Statin and antiplatelet/warfarin prescribing also increased in the diabetic population ; there was no significant differences between the groups . GPs participating in the project expressed a high level of satisfaction with both interventions . CONCLUSION Prescribing of preventive therapies increased in both r and omized groups over the study period . But academic detailing did not have an additional effect on changing prescribing over the postal bulletin alone
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 .