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ProfessorMikeCrawford

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences

Professor of Mental Health Research
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 3313 4161m.crawford

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Nicole Hickey +44 (0)20 3313 4161

 
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Location

 

Commonwealth BuildingHammersmith Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Volkert:2017:10.1186/s12888-017-1534-5,
author = {Volkert, J and Härter, M and Dehoust, MC and Schulz, H and Sehner, S and Suling, A and Wegscheider, K and Ausín, B and Canuto, A and Crawford, MJ and Da, Ronch C and Grassi, L and Hershkovitz, Y and Muñoz, M and Quirk, A and Rotenstein, O and Santos-Olmo, AB and Shalev, AY and Strehle, J and Weber, K and Wittchen, HU and Andreas, S},
doi = {10.1186/s12888-017-1534-5},
journal = {BMC Psychiatry},
title = {Study approach and field work procedures of the MentDis_ICF65+ project on the prevalence of mental disorders in the older adult European population},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1534-5},
volume = {17},
year = {2017}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Background: This study describes the study approach and field procedures of the MentDis_ICF65+ study, which aims to assess the prevalence of mental disorders in older adults. Methods: An age-appropriate version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI65+) was developed and tested with regard to its feasibility and psychometric properties in a pre-test and pilot phase. In the cross-sectional survey an age-stratified, random sample of older adults (65-84 years) living in selected catchment areas of five European countries and Israel was recruited. Results: N = 3142 participants (mean age 73.7 years, 50.7% female) took part in face-to-face interviews. The mean response rate was 20% and varied significantly between centres, age and gender groups. Sociodemographic differences between the study centres appeared for the place of birth, number of grandchildren, close significants, retirement and self-rated financial situation. The comparison of the MentDis_ICF65+ sample with the catchment area and country population of the study centres revealed significant differences, although most of these were numerically small. Conclusions: The study will generate new information on the pre valence of common mental disorders among older adults across Europe using an age-appropriate, standardized diagnostic instrument and a harmonized approach to sampling. Generalizability of the findings and a potentially limited representativeness are discussed.
AU  - Volkert,J
AU  - Härter,M
AU  - Dehoust,MC
AU  - Schulz,H
AU  - Sehner,S
AU  - Suling,A
AU  - Wegscheider,K
AU  - Ausín,B
AU  - Canuto,A
AU  - Crawford,MJ
AU  - Da,Ronch C
AU  - Grassi,L
AU  - Hershkovitz,Y
AU  - Muñoz,M
AU  - Quirk,A
AU  - Rotenstein,O
AU  - Santos-Olmo,AB
AU  - Shalev,AY
AU  - Strehle,J
AU  - Weber,K
AU  - Wittchen,HU
AU  - Andreas,S
DO  - 10.1186/s12888-017-1534-5
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 1471-244X
TI  - Study approach and field work procedures of the MentDis_ICF65+ project on the prevalence of mental disorders in the older adult European population
T2  - BMC Psychiatry
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1534-5
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/56965
VL  - 17
ER  -
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