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Analyzing the Trait of Routinization in Older Adults.
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Reich, John W.; Zautra, Alex J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1991
Developed scale to assess routinization (tendency to maintain daily events of one's life in relatively unchanging and orderly pattern of regularity) among older adults. Findings from over 200 older adults revealed 2 underlying factors: Having Order and Routine in daily living and Disliking Disruption. Evidence was found for validity of the 20-item…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Older Adults, Psychological Characteristics, Test Construction
Development of an Interview-Based Geriatric Depression Rating Scale.
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Jamison, Christine; Scogin, Forrest – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1992
Developed interview-based Geriatric Depression Rating Scale (GDRS) and administered 35-item GDRS to 68 older adults with range of affective disturbance. Found scale to have internal consistency and split-half reliability comparable to those of Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and Geriatric Depression Scale. Concurrent validity, construct…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Geriatrics, Interviews, Older Adults