Validation of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) among Chinese people with epilepsy
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- 作者：Xin Tonga ; 1 ; Dongmei Ana ; 1 ; zhoudong66@yahoo.de" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Aileen McGonigalb ; Sung-Pa Parkc ; Dong Zhoua
- 关键词：Validation ; GAD-7 ; Epilepsy ; Anxiety ; Screening ; China
- 刊名：Epilepsy Research
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：February 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：120
- 期：Complete
- 页码：31-36
- 全文大小：487 K
文摘
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Early detection and management of anxiety in PWE is crucial for achieving better QOL.
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For anxiety in PWE, validated screening tools were still lacking.
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We proved the GAD-7 a reliable and valid screening tool for GAD in Chinese PWE.
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At a cut-off score of >6 the GAD-7 had a sensitivity of 94% and a specificity of 91.4%.
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We recommended >6 as the optimal cut-off score for GAD-7 applied in Chinese PWE.