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This article describes the development and testing of an instrument to measure elders'
concerns about their memory. The content validity was assessed using a panel of experts.
Internal consistency reliability and criterion-related and predictive validity were
evaluated using three samples of community-based elders. This brief paper-and-pencil
instrument should be helpful to nurse clinicians in numerous settings for assessing
the magnitude of elder clients' concern and in planning appropriate interventions
to address their distress.
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Project supported in part by the National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Grant No. F31NRO6408.
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© 1998 W.B. Saunders Company. Published by Elsevier Inc.
