Psicometria dell’affettività dell’anziano

Rating scales in the assessment of affective disorders of the aged are widely used, but Italian versions of these instruments are lacking. In literature two 15-items evaluation schedules, both derived from MMPI and validated in aged people, may be found. A study was designed to assess whether their Italian versions behave in the same manner in classifying the sample (590 aged subjects, males and females) and whether concomitant variables (age, sex, physical fitness, etc.) may be source of variability. Final results showed that sex only was a significant source of variability for both scales, besides the sample was classified into two main groups (normal and psychopathological) without significant difference. A discriminant analysis on the scores showed that in both scales six items only had the main right classification power.