TY  - JOUR
AV  - public
UR  - https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/24248/
CY  - London; Berlin; Heidelberg
PB  - BioMed Central; Springer
TI  - Study approach and field work procedures of the MentDis_ICF65+ project on the prevalence of mental disorders in the older adult European population
N2  - Background This study describes the study approach and field procedures of the MentDis_ICF65+ study, which aims to assess the prevalence of mental disorders in older adults.   Methods An age-appropriate version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI65+) was developed and tested with regard to its feasibility and psychometric properties in a pre-test and pilot phase. In the cross-sectional survey an age-stratified, random sample of older adults (65?84 years) living in selected catchment areas of five European countries and Israel was recruited.   Results  N?=?3142 participants (mean age 73.7 years, 50.7% female) took part in face-to-face interviews. The mean response rate was 20% and varied significantly between centres, age and gender groups. Sociodemographic differences between the study centres appeared for the place of birth, number of grandchildren, close significants, retirement and self-rated financial situation. The comparison of the MentDis_ICF65+ sample with the catchment area and country population of the study centres revealed significant differences, although most of these were numerically small.   Conclusions The study will generate new information on the prevalence of common mental disorders among older adults across Europe using an age-appropriate, standardized diagnostic instrument and a harmonized approach to sampling. Generalizability of the findings and a potentially limited representativeness are discussed.
SN  - 1471-244X
EP  - 15
A1  - Volkert, Jana
A1  - Härter, Martin
A1  - Dehoust, Maria C.
A1  - Schulz, Holger
A1  - Sehner, Susanne
A1  - Suling, Anna
A1  - Wegscheider, Karl
A1  - Ausín, Berta
A1  - Canuto, Alessandra
A1  - Crawford, Mike J.
A1  - Da Ronch, Chiara
A1  - Grassi, Luigi
A1  - Hershkovitz, Yael
A1  - Muñoz, Manuel
A1  - Quirk, Alan
A1  - Rotenstein, Ora
A1  - Santos-Olmo, Ana B.
A1  - Shalev, Arieh Y.
A1  - Strehle, Jens
A1  - Weber, Kerstin
A1  - Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich
A1  - Andreas, Sylke
JF  - BMC Psychiatry
ID  - heidok24248
SP  - 1
VL  - 17
IS  - 366
Y1  - 2017///
ER  -