ReviewClinical interventions in aging2018
Assessment of anxiety in older adults: a review of self-report measures.
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95 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Association Between Digital Biomarkers of Health and Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Mandala-based art interventions for anxiety and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Photobiomodulation in the aging brain: a systematic review from animal models to humans.GeroScience · 2024Pooled it
- Factors associated with anxiety and fear of falling in older adults: A rapid systematic review of reviews.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Mobile Mindfulness Meditation on the Mental Health of University Students: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
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- tDCS reduces depression and state anxiety symptoms in older adults from the augmenting cognitive training in older adults study (ACT).Brain stimulationTrial
- Neuropsychological Correlates of Anxiety in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Comparison with Controls Without a Psychiatric Diagnosis.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- A Brief Group-Based Emotion Regulation Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults with Emotion Dysregulation: A Pilot Feasibility Study.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Symptom-specific intervention targets for depression and anxiety among older adults by physical multimorbidity patterns: a simulation-based network analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Patient-reported distress and anxiety during cone-beam CT imaging sessions with increased gantry rotation speeds.Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology · 2026Article
- Biopsychosocial predictive factors for developing chronic postsurgical pain after hip replacement surgery: A systematic review.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2026Review
- Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment Can Correct COVID-19 Health-Related Misconceptions.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Machine learning-based identification of anxiety symptoms in Chinese community-dwelling older adults: a comparative study of six algorithms with SHAP analysis and nomogram development.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The association between autistic traits and trajectories of anxiety in middle-aged and older adults: an 8-year growth mixture model analysis.Nature. Mental health · 2026Article
- Perioperative Anxiety and Stress Cortisol on Postoperative Pain: Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Management Strategies.Journal of surgery and research · 2026Article
- Excessive reassurance-seeking and anxiety among Chinese new urban older adults: the role of attention to negative information and resilience.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The Effect of Mild Exercise in the Chemotherapy Room on the Anxiety Level of Cancer Patients: A Prospective Observational Paired Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
With increasing numbers of older adults in the general population, anxiety will become a widespread problem in late life and one of the major causes of health care access contributing to high societal and individual costs. Unfortunately, the detection of anxiety disorders in late life is complicated by a series of factors that make it different from assessment in younger cohorts, such as differential symptom presentation, high comorbidity with medical and mental disorders, the aging process, and newly emergent changes in life circumstances. This review covers commonly and currently used self-report inventories for assessing anxiety in older adults. For each tool, psychometric data is investigated in depth. In particular, information about reliability, validity evidence based on data from clinical and nonclinical samples of older adults, and availability of age-appropriate norms are provided. Finally, guidance for clinical evaluation and future research are proposed in an effort to highlight the importance of clinical assessment in the promotion of clinically relevant therapeutic choices.
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