title: Development and testing the Elder Concerns about Memory Scale.
abstract: This article describes the development and testing of an instrument to measure elders' concerns about their memory. The content validity was assessed using a panel of experts. Internal consistency reliability and criterion-related and predictive validity were evaluated using three samples of community-based elders. This brief paper-and-pencil instrument should be helpful to nurse clinicians in numerous settings for assessing the magnitude of elder clients' concern and in planning appropriate interventions to address their distress.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721-0203, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cromwell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology