Older Adults' Knowledge of Anxiety Disorders.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Beaunoyer, Elisabeth; Landreville, Philippe; Carmichael, Pierre-Hugues
- Source
- Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences. Jul2019, Vol. 74 Issue 5, p806-814. 9p.
- Subject
- *ANXIETY disorders treatment
*HEALTH services accessibility
*MEDICAL care use
*MENTAL health
*PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*EDUCATIONAL attainment
*ANXIETY disorders
*HEALTH literacy
*OLD age
*MENTAL illness risk factors
- Language
- ISSN
- 1079-5014
The article discusses research which aimed to determine the knowledge of anxiety disorders among older adults. Topics covered include the method used to measure their knowledge of the various dimensions of anxiety disorders, the association of education and income with knowledge of anxiety disorder, and results highlighting the importance and the diversity of knowledge needs with regards to anxiety disorders.