The effect of symptom visibility on informant reporting

Elizabeth A McDade-Montez; David Watson; Michael W O'Hara; Natalie L Denburg

doi:10.1037/a0014297

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The effect of symptom visibility on informant reporting

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The effect of symptom visibility on informant reporting

Elizabeth A McDade-Montez, David Watson, Michael W O'Hara and Natalie L Denburg

Psychology and aging, Vol.23(4), pp.940-946

12/2008

DOI: 10.1037/a0014297

PMCID: PMC2710533

PMID: 19140663

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Abstract

Informant reporting is important in the assessment of depression and anxiety among individuals with cognitive impairment. The authors examined the influence of the visibility effect on the ease of rating depression and anxiety symptoms. Fifty-three family members of dementia patients and 65 staff members working with cognitively impaired adults judged the ratability of the Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms item pool. Results indicated that Appetite Loss, Lassitude, and Insomnia scales were easiest to rate; Suicidality and Traumatic Intrusions scales were most difficult to rate. Findings support the visibility effect and emphasize the importance of selecting easy to rate items for informants.

Reproducibility of Results

Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data

Caregivers - psychology

Humans

Middle Aged

Depressive Disorder - diagnosis

Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis

Male

Anxiety Disorders - psychology

Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis

Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data

Female

Aged

Depressive Disorder - psychology

Alzheimer Disease - psychology

Details

Title: Subtitle: The effect of symptom visibility on informant reporting
Creators: Elizabeth A McDade-Montez - Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. liz-mcdade@uiowa.edu
David Watson
Michael W O'Hara
Natalie L Denburg
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Psychology and aging, Vol.23(4), pp.940-946
DOI: 10.1037/a0014297
PMID: 19140663
PMCID: PMC2710533
NLM abbreviation: Psychol Aging
ISSN: 0882-7974
eISSN: 1939-1498
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA); United States
Grant note: R01 MH068472-04 / NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH068472 / NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH068472-03 / NIMH NIH HHS R01-MH068472 / NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH068472-01 / NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH068472-02 / NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH068472-05 / NIMH NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 12/2008
Academic Unit: Neurology; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Record Identifier: 9984020689202771

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