The influence of illness representations on help-seeking and coping for anxiety among older adults: A multicultural qualitative study

The anonymised dataset is available for restricted data-sharing. Access to the dataset will be restricted to authenticated researchers who provide verifiable institutional affiliation and have ethical approval in place. To submit an access request, please email: [email protected] data list includes:semi-structured interview topic guide,sociodemographic data form,anonymised dataset which includes:anonymised data from the sociodemographic data form, the Geriatric Anxiety Scale and the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form;anonymised textual transcripts of semi-structured interviews.Research aim and objectives:The overarching aim of the multicultural qualitative study was to explore and compare illness representations of anxiety and beliefs underlying coping behaviours among self-reporting White British, South Asian and African or Caribbean older adults in the UK.Sampling:Inclusion criteria: 65 years or over; self-identified as “worrier”, had experienced or were experiencing anxiety or “stress”; self-identified as White British, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi), African or Caribbean;lived independently in the UK. Exclusion criteria: older adult receiving mental health crisis management. Data collection procedures:Participants had two interviews: the first was used to audio-record their verbal consent and responses to three questionnaires (the sociodemographic data form, the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form and the Geriatric Anxiety Scale);the second was a semi-structured interview (following a topic guide).