Validering av den svenska översättningen av Geriatric anxiety scale 10 (GAS-10) – en pilotstudie
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https://doi.org/10.52585/icvs.v6i1.24Abstract
Geriatric anxiety scale 10 (GAS-10) är ett självskattningsformulär för ångestsymptom hos äldre vuxna. Syftet med denna studie var att beskriva översättningsprocessen och göra en inledande utvärdering av reliabiliteten och den konvergenta validiteten hos den svenska versionen av GAS-10.
Vi översatte och anpassade GAS-10 till svenska med hjälp av en översättnings- och återöversättningsprocedur. 84 deltagare som var 65 år eller äldre deltog i utvärderingen. Deltagarna fyllde i GAS-10, Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) och Geriatric depression scale 15 (GDS-15), och vi mätte reliabilitet och konvergent validitet, samt undersökte den diagnostiska träffsäkerheten jämfört med HADS-Å.
Den interna konsistensen var hög (0,873). En stor korrelation uppmättes mellan GAS-10 och HADS-Å, och måttliga korrelationer uppmättes med HADS-D och GDS-15. Diagnostisk träffsäkerhet var utmärkt.
Denna studie indikerar att GAS-10 Swe har god reliabilitet och konvergent validitet. Fler studier behövs för att utvärdera den diagnostiska träffsäkerheten i kliniska populationer.
Validation of the Swedish translation of the Geriatric anxiety scale 10 (GAS-10) – a pilot study
The Geriatric anxiety scale 10 (GAS-10) is a self-rating questionnaire for anxiety symptoms in older adults. The purpose of this study was to describe the translation process and to make an initial evaluation of the reliability of and convergent validity of the Swedish version of the GAS-10.
The GAS-10 was translated and adapted to Swedish using a translation and back-translation procedure. 84 participants aged 65 years or older participated. Participants completed the GAS-10, the Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and the Geriatric depression scale 15 (GDS-15), and we measured reliability, convergent validity and diagnostic accuracy compared to HADS-A.
Internal consistency was high (0.873). A strong correlation was found between the GAS-10 and HADS-A, and moderate correlations were found with HADS-D and GDS-15. Diagnostic accuracy was excellent.
This study indicates that the GAS-10 has good reliability and convergent validity. Further studies are needed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy in clinical populations.
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