Validating the Traditional Chinese version of the Epilepsy Anxiety Survey Instrument (EASI) in Hong Kong.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anxiety disorders are common and have a substantial impact on people with epilepsy (PWE). However, they often go under-recognized. In recent years, epilepsy-specific anxiety has gained increasing attention in the literature. To improve mental health care for people with epilepsy (PWE), we developed and validated the traditional Chinese versions of the Epilepsy Anxiety Survey Instrument (EASI) and its brief screener (brEASI) among PWE in Hong Kong.

Method

We developed the TC-EASI through forward and backward translation, followed by a review by an expert panel and a focus group. We tested the instrument among PWE aged 18 years and older using the Chinese Bilingual version of the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor

SUBMITTER: Chan TKW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12279500 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature