Key result
The Short Psychiatric Evaluation Schedule represented three distinctive factors (alienation, somatic symptoms, depression), with older respondents showing greater endorsement only on somatic symptoms.
Why the study?
What are the psychometric properties of the mental health scale from the OARS across different age groups?
Population
N = 2015 cross-sectional sample ranging in age from 26 to 86 years
Design
Cross-sectional
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SPES global scores may mislead across ages due to somatic bias; cross-sectional data leaves open whether factor-specific scoring enhances validity in older adults.
Cross-Sectional (n=2,015)
What are the psychometric properties of the mental health scale from the OARS across different age groups?
Global test scores on the SPES can be misleading when applied to different age groups due to age-related differences in specific symptom endorsement (e.g., somatic symptoms).
Gatz et al. (1987) reported a cross-sectional. Short Psychiatric Evaluation Schedule (SPES) was evaluated on Factor structure of the SPES. The Short Psychiatric Evaluation Schedule represented three distinctive factors (alienation, somatic symptoms, depression), with older respondents showing greater endorsement only on somatic symptoms.
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