Krahasoni metodat

	Inventari i Ankthit Geriatrik	Vlerësimi i Hapësirës së Jetës
Fusha	Gerontologji	Gerontologji
Familja	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Viti i origjinës	2007	2003
Krijuesi	Nancy A. Pachana	Pamela S. Baker
Lloji	Self-report questionnaire	Interview-based assessment of activity range
Burimi themelues	Pachana, N. A., Byrne, G. J., Looi, J. C., Krishnan, V., & Hilbert, M. M. (2007). Development and validation of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory. Int Psychogeriatr, 19(1), 103-114.	Baker, P. S., Bodner, E. V., & Allman, R. M. (2003). Measuring life-space mobility in community-dwelling older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc, 51(11), 1610-1614.
Emërtime të tjera	GAI	LSA, Life Space Assessment
Të lidhura	5	5
Përmbledhja	The Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) is a 20-item self-report questionnaire developed by Pachana and colleagues in 2007 to assess anxiety symptoms specifically in older adults. Designed to address the limitations of general anxiety scales in detecting anxiety in older populations—where anxiety may present atypically or be masked by somatic complaints and medical comorbidities—the GAI focuses on cognitive and affective symptoms of anxiety with minimal emphasis on physical symptoms. It is widely used in geriatric practice, mental health clinics, and research to screen for and evaluate anxiety disorders in seniors.	The Life-Space Assessment (LSA) is an interview-based measure developed by Baker and colleagues in 2003 to evaluate the geographic range and frequency of mobility in community-dwelling older adults. Unlike traditional measures that focus on lower extremity function in controlled settings, the LSA captures the actual areas persons frequent in daily life—from the bedroom to the neighborhood to the larger community—and the frequency and independence with which they access these spaces. It provides a comprehensive portrait of functional mobility in real-world contexts and is a strong predictor of disability, institutionalization, and mortality.