The translation and validation of the surgical anxiety questionnaire into the modern standard Arabic language: results from classical test theory and item response theory analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preoperative anxiety is commonly found in patients who are waiting for surgery and can lead to negative surgical outcomes. Understanding the sources of surgical anxiety allows healthcare providers to identify at-risk patients and implement psychosocial interventions such as counseling, relaxation techniques, and cognitive‒behavioral therapy to minimize anxiety. Few comprehensive psychiatric measures are available to assess preoperative anxiety in Arabic.

Objective

Our study aimed to translate, adapt, and validate the Surgical Anxiety Questionnaire (SAQ) into the modern standard Arabic language, also known as Fusha al-Asr Arabic.

Methods

To translate the questionnaire, the research team used the gold standard process of forward translation by two independent

SUBMITTER: Alghamdi AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11481716 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature