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A 2-Study Psychometric Evaluation of the Modified Dementia Worry Scale
A modified version of the Dementia Worry Scale (DWS) used the terminology “Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias” (versus the DWS’ use of “dementia”). Two studies investigated psychometric properties of the modified DWS (MDWS). Study 1 compared the psychometric properties of the DWS and MDWS; bo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7992130/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33635118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1533317521995322 |
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description | A modified version of the Dementia Worry Scale (DWS) used the terminology “Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias” (versus the DWS’ use of “dementia”). Two studies investigated psychometric properties of the modified DWS (MDWS). Study 1 compared the psychometric properties of the DWS and MDWS; both versions had single factor structures and exhibited excellent internal consistency (αs ≥ .95). The MDWS exhibited greater test-retest reliability after a 4-week interval (DWS r = .68; MDWS r = .90). In Study 2, the MDWS again displayed a single factor structure, excellent internal consistency (α = .95), and good test-retest reliability after an 8-week interval (r = .78). Additionally, results support convergent validity between the MDWS and fear of dementia, subjective memory, general anxiety, health anxiety, and neuroticism. The MDWS is psychometrically consistent with the DWS, maintains strong test-retest reliability, and is appropriate for use in cross-sectional and longitudinal research. |
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spelling | pubmed-79921302021-03-25 A 2-Study Psychometric Evaluation of the Modified Dementia Worry Scale Roberts, Jennifer R. Maxfield, Molly Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen Article A modified version of the Dementia Worry Scale (DWS) used the terminology “Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias” (versus the DWS’ use of “dementia”). Two studies investigated psychometric properties of the modified DWS (MDWS). Study 1 compared the psychometric properties of the DWS and MDWS; both versions had single factor structures and exhibited excellent internal consistency (αs ≥ .95). The MDWS exhibited greater test-retest reliability after a 4-week interval (DWS r = .68; MDWS r = .90). In Study 2, the MDWS again displayed a single factor structure, excellent internal consistency (α = .95), and good test-retest reliability after an 8-week interval (r = .78). Additionally, results support convergent validity between the MDWS and fear of dementia, subjective memory, general anxiety, health anxiety, and neuroticism. The MDWS is psychometrically consistent with the DWS, maintains strong test-retest reliability, and is appropriate for use in cross-sectional and longitudinal research. 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC7992130/ /pubmed/33635118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1533317521995322 Text en Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions (https://sagepub.com/journals-permissions) Creative Commons Non Commercial No Derivs CC BY-NC-ND: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work as published without adaptation or alteration, without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Article Roberts, Jennifer R. Maxfield, Molly A 2-Study Psychometric Evaluation of the Modified Dementia Worry Scale |
title | A 2-Study Psychometric Evaluation of the Modified Dementia Worry Scale |
title_full | A 2-Study Psychometric Evaluation of the Modified Dementia Worry Scale |
title_fullStr | A 2-Study Psychometric Evaluation of the Modified Dementia Worry Scale |
title_full_unstemmed | A 2-Study Psychometric Evaluation of the Modified Dementia Worry Scale |
title_short | A 2-Study Psychometric Evaluation of the Modified Dementia Worry Scale |
title_sort | 2-study psychometric evaluation of the modified dementia worry scale |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7992130/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33635118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1533317521995322 |
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