RT Journal Article
T1 Anxiety disorders in old age: psychiatric comorbidities, quality of life, and prevalence according to age, gender, and country
A1 Canuto, Alessandra
A1 Weber, Kerstin
A1 Baertschi, Marc
A1 Andreas, Sylke
A1 Volkert, Jana
A1 Dehoust, Maria Christina
A1 Sehner, Susanne
A1 Suling, Anna
A1 Wegscheider, Karl
A1 Ausín Benito, Berta
A1 Crawford, Mike J
A1 Da Ronch, Chiara
A1 Grassi, Luigi
A1 Hershkovitz, Yael
A1 Muñoz, Manuel
A1 Muñoz López, Manuel
A1 Quirk, Alan
A1 Rotenstein, Ora
A1 Santos-Olmo Sánchez, Ana Belén
A1 Shalev, Arieh
A1 Strehle, Jens
A1 Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich
A1 Schulz, Holger
A1 Härter, Martin
AB Objectives: Previous estimates of the prevalence of anxiety disorders in late life vary greatly due to the lack of reliable diagnostic tools. This MentDis_ICF65+ study assessed 12-month prevalence rates of anxiety disorders and age- and gender-related differences in comorbidities, as well as impact on quality of life.Design: The study used a cross-sectional multicenter survey.Participants: The study sample comprised 3,142 men and women aged 65 to 84 years, living in five European countries and Israel.Measurements: Anxiety disorders were assessed using computer-assisted face-to-face interviews with an age-appropriate diagnostic interview (CIDI65+).Results: The prevalence of anxiety disorders was 17.2%. Agoraphobia was the most frequent disorder (4.9%), followed by panic disorder (3.8%), animal phobia (3.5%), general anxiety disorder (3.1%), post-traumatic stress disorder (1.4%), social phobia (1.3%), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (0.8%). The prevalence rate of any anxiety disorder dropped by 40% to 47% in adults aged 75-84 years compared with those aged 65-74 years. Women were twice as likely to present with agoraphobia or general anxiety disorder as men. Only panic disorder and phobia were associated with comorbid major depression. The negative relationship with quality of life was limited to agoraphobia and generalized anxiety disorder.Conclusions: The age-appropriate CIDI65+ led to higher prevalence rates of anxiety disorders in the elderly, yet to weaker associations with comorbidities and impaired quality of life compared with previous studies.
PB Elsevier
YR 2018
FD 2018-02-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98859
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98859
LA eng
NO Canuto A, Weber K, Baertschi M, Andreas S, Volkert J, Dehoust MC, et al. Anxiety Disorders in Old Age: Psychiatric Comorbidities, Quality of Life, and Prevalence According to Age, Gender, and Country. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2018;26(2):174-85.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 3 abr 2025