R. Kathryn McHugh|Jessica Rasmussen|Michael W. Otto
Comprehension of self-report evidence-based measures of anxiety
Boston University|Boston University|Boston University
background given applicability diverse settings wide range purposes generalizability selfreport symptom measures particularly important understudied factor development validation selfreport measures degree difficult comprehend study evaluated difficulty selfreport measures anxiety respect several domains including formatting length linguistic problems methods ninetytwo evidence based measures anxiety evaluated comprehension level results majority anxiety measures included challenging elements formatting linguistic ability readability measures obsessivecompulsive disorder associated highest level comprehension ie greatest difficulty conclusions validity selfreport measures relies ability respondents understand instructions measure items factors related comprehension selfreport measures included among basic psychometric properties measure development validation future research development selfreport measures broadly applicable across levels education literacy particular importance research clinical public health agendas depression anxiety 2011 2011 wileyliss inc