PMID- 26358022
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20191120
IS  - 0300-5283 (Print)
IS  - 0300-5283 (Linking)
VI  - 70
IP  - 4
DP  - 2015 Aug
TI  - Validation of the Malay version of the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and 
      Information Scale (APAIS).
PG  - 243-8
AB  - BACKGROUND: Preoperative anxiety is a significant problem worldwide that may 
      affect patients' surgical outcome. By using a simple and reliable tool such as 
      the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS), 
      anaesthesiologists would be able to assess preoperative anxiety adequately and 
      accurately. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the 
      Malay version of APAIS (Malay-APAIS), and assess the factors associated with 
      higher anxiety scores. METHODS: The authors performed forward and backward 
      translation of APAIS into Malay and then tested on 200 patients in the 
      anaesthetic clinic of University Malaya Medical Centre. Psychometric analysis was 
      performed with factor analysis, internal consistency and correlation with 
      Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-state). RESULTS: A good 
      correlation was shown with STAI-state (r = 0.59). Anxiety and need for 
      information both emerged with high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha 0.93 
      and 0.90 respectively). Female gender, surgery with a higher risk and need for 
      information were found to be associated with higher anxiety scores. On the other 
      hand, previous experience with surgery had lower need for information. 
      CONCLUSION: The Malay-APAIS is a valid and reliable tool for the assessment of 
      patients' preoperative anxiety and their need for information. By understanding 
      and measuring patient's concerns objectively, the perioperative management will 
      improve to a much higher standard of care.
FAU - Mohd Fahmi, Z
AU  - Mohd Fahmi Z
AD  - University of Malaya, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and 
      Intensive Care, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. lohps@um.edu.my.
FAU - Lai, L L
AU  - Lai LL
AD  - University of Malaya, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing Science, Kuala 
      Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Loh, P S
AU  - Loh PS
AD  - University of Malaya, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and 
      Intensive Care, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Malaysia
TA  - Med J Malaysia
JT  - The Medical journal of Malaysia
JID - 0361547
SB  - IM
EDAT- 2015/09/12 06:00
MHDA- 2015/09/12 06:01
CRDT- 2015/09/12 06:00
PHST- 2015/09/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/09/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/09/12 06:01 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Med J Malaysia. 2015 Aug;70(4):243-8.