[The emotional sensitivity of elderly people--validation of the Profile of Mood States for people over 60 years].
The German short version of the "Profile of Mood States (POMS)" with 35 items (seven-point response scale; rating related to the past 24 hours) was psychometrically tested in a sample of elderly people of 60 years of age and older (n=690; 57% female). The internal structure of the POMS with four factors (dejection, fatigue, displeasure, vigour) could largely be replicated, even though the first three factors are intercorrelated. Reliability of the scales appears to be very good. The convergent validity of the POMS scales could be proved by correlations with the Beck Depression Inventory and the SF-36. Specific norms are presented for four age groups, men and women and elderly living in Eastern and Western Germany. So it seems appropriate to use the German short version of the POMS as a valid and economic instrument for gerontological studies.
Albani
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Univ.-Klinikum Leipzig, Klinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatische Medizin, K.-Tauchnitz-Str. 25, 04107 Leipzig, Germany.
Gunzelmann
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T
Schmutzer
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Grulke
N
N
Bailer
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H
Blaser
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G
Geyer
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M
Brähler
E
E
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*