Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Amsterdam preoperative anxiety and informa-tion scale
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2016.02.018
- VernacularTitle:阿姆斯特丹术前焦虑与信息量表中文版的信效度研究
- Author:
Hao WU
;
Yanjun LIU
;
Zhengliang MA
;
Xiaoping GU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Amsterdam preoperative anxiety and information scale;
Preoperative anxiety;
Reli-ability;
Validation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2016;(2):179-182
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To determine the reliability and validity of the Chinese edition of the Amster-dam preoperative anxiety and information scale ( APAIS) for the assessment of preoperative anxiety of Chi-nese patients.Methods The APAIS was translated into Chinese version.One hundred and thirty patients undergoing elective surgery were enrolled to complete the APAIS,STAI-S,VAS-A at the day before surgery, and thirty subjects received a re-test of APAIS at the day of surgery.Results The average score of Chinese version of APAIS anxiety scale and information scale were (7.37±3.51) and (3.67±1.94),respectively. Cronbachαfor the anxiety scale was 0.84 and information scale was 0.78,respectively.Test-retest reliability were r=0.746(P<0.01) and r=0.655(P<0.01) ,respectively.Factor analysis showed anxiety and the desire for information were found,which explained 73.82%of variance.The anxiety scale of APAIS significantly corre-lated with STAI-S and VAS-A,Correlation Coefficient were r=0.720(P<0.01) and r=0.641(P<0.01) ,respec-tively.Conclusion The Chinese version of the APAIS has good reliability and validity to quick measure the preoperative anxiety and desire for information of patients.
