Validity of the Faces Anxiety Scale for the assessment of state anxiety in intensive care patients not receiving mechanical ventilation.

McKinley, S; Madronio, C

Validity of the Faces Anxiety Scale for the assessment of state anxiety in intensive care patients not receiving mechanical ventilation.

McKinley, S Madronio, C

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Citation:: J Psychosom Res, 2008, 64 (5), pp. 503 - 507
Issue Date:: 2008-05

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dc.contributor.author	McKinley, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Madronio, C	en_US
dc.date.available	2008-01-31	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-05	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	J Psychosom Res, 2008, 64 (5), pp. 503 - 507	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0022-3999	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12823
dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVES: Anxiety is a commonly reported discomfort in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) but is rarely assessed routinely in a systematic manner. The main aim of this study was to assess criterion validity of the Faces Anxiety Scale in relation to the State-Anxiety Inventory (SAI) in intensive care patients able to respond verbally to the items in the SAI of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. It also reports on the severity of anxiety in intensive care patients not receiving mechanical ventilation. METHODS: Nonventilated intensive care patients (n=100) self-reported anxiety levels on the Faces Anxiety Scale and on the SAI, administered in random order. Validity was examined using Spearman's rho. RESULTS: Patients had a mean age of 59.8 years and 65% were male; were in ICU for mainly cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurological diagnoses; and had median length of stay of 2.1 days. The correlation between the two scales was .70 (P<.0005), indicating good criterion validity. Patients reported low to moderate levels of anxiety on both the Faces Anxiety Scale and the Spielberger SAI. CONCLUSION: The Faces Anxiety Scale is a valid single-item, self-report measure of state anxiety in intensive care patients that is easy to administer and imposes minimal respondent burden. It has the potential to be a useful instrument for the assessment of state anxiety by clinicians and for research into the reduction of anxiety in this vulnerable population.	en_US
dc.language	eng	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	J Psychosom Res	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.02.002	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Psychiatry	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Face	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Respiration, Artificial	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Intensive Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Severity of Illness Index	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Questionnaires	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety Disorders	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged, 80 and over	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Critical Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires	en_US
dc.title	Validity of the Faces Anxiety Scale for the assessment of state anxiety in intensive care patients not receiving mechanical ventilation.	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	64	en_US
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utslib.for	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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pubs.issue	5	en_US
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pubs.volume	64	en_US

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES: Anxiety is a commonly reported discomfort in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) but is rarely assessed routinely in a systematic manner. The main aim of this study was to assess criterion validity of the Faces Anxiety Scale in relation to the State-Anxiety Inventory (SAI) in intensive care patients able to respond verbally to the items in the SAI of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. It also reports on the severity of anxiety in intensive care patients not receiving mechanical ventilation. METHODS: Nonventilated intensive care patients (n=100) self-reported anxiety levels on the Faces Anxiety Scale and on the SAI, administered in random order. Validity was examined using Spearman's rho. RESULTS: Patients had a mean age of 59.8 years and 65% were male; were in ICU for mainly cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurological diagnoses; and had median length of stay of 2.1 days. The correlation between the two scales was .70 (P<.0005), indicating good criterion validity. Patients reported low to moderate levels of anxiety on both the Faces Anxiety Scale and the Spielberger SAI. CONCLUSION: The Faces Anxiety Scale is a valid single-item, self-report measure of state anxiety in intensive care patients that is easy to administer and imposes minimal respondent burden. It has the potential to be a useful instrument for the assessment of state anxiety by clinicians and for research into the reduction of anxiety in this vulnerable population.

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