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The prevalence of anxiety and associated factors in a multiracial sample of older adults

Cohen, Carl I., Magai, Carol, Yaffee, Robert, Walcott-Brown, Lorna·2006·Psychiatric Services
DOI 10.1176/ps.2006.57.12.1719
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OBJECTIVE: Few multiracial epidemiological community-based studies of anxiety have been conducted with older adults. This study examined the prevalence of subsyndromal and syndromal anxiety and associated factors among older persons living in an urban area. METHODS: Persons aged 55 years and over (214 Caucasian and 860 black) living in Brooklyn, New York, between 1996 and 1999 were interviewed in randomly selected block groups. The researchers used an adaptation of George's social antecedent model to examine the association of 18 variables with anxiety. Syndromal anxiety was defined as a score of 50 or higher on the Anxiety Status Inventory Scale (ASIS). Subsyndromal anxiety was defined as an ASIS score under 50 and a positive response on three or more ASIS items, including at least one worry item. The sample was weighted by race and gender on the basis of 1990 census totals. RESULTS: The prevalence of syndromal and subsyndromal anxiety was 2.3 and 13.3 percent, respectively. With binary logistic regression analysis, persons rated as having syndromal anxiety differed from nonanxious individuals on ten of the 18 variables and persons with subsyndromal anxiety differed on seven. The anxiety groups differed from each other on three variables. In the past year, 23 and 12 percent of persons with syndromal and subsyndromal anxiety, respectively, reported seeking mental health assistance. CONCLUSIONS: About 14 percent of older adults have anxiety, and much of it is untreated. Anxious and nonanxious individuals have substantial differences in psychosocial and health-related variables. Older adults who have subsyndromal anxiety can be viewed as distinct from nonanxious older individuals.

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Authors
Cohen, C. I., Magai, C., Yaffee, R., & Walcott-Brown, L.
Affiliations
State University of New York (US)
ORCID
Cohen, Carl I.
Venue
Psychiatric Services
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Published
2006-12
Volume
57
Issue
12
Pages
1719-1725
ISSN
  • 0022-1597 (ISSN-L)
  • 1075-2730
  • 1557-9700
DOI
10.1176/ps.2006.57.12.1719
OpenAlex
W2139847514
Cited by
93
References
40
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychiatric Services (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh053453-05)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH-53453)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
Keywords
anxiety, older adults, prevalence, risk factors, multiracial population, Black older adults, mental health help-seeking, psychosocial factors, urban elderly
MeSH terms
Aged, Anxiety Disorders, Black or African American, Female, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, New York City, Predictive Value of Tests, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Urban Health, Prevalence, White People

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