Zehra Hatipoğlu1, Oğuzhan Kırdök2, Dilek Özcengiz1. 1. Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey 2. Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Faculty of Education, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
Abstract
Background/aim: The modifiedYa l ePreoperative Anxiety Scale (m-YPAS) is widely used to measure children’s anxiety levels. The aim of this study was to translate the m-YPAS into Turkish and test its validity and reliability in Turkish children. Materials and methods: The English version of the m-YPAS was translated into Turkish using the forward-back-forward translation technique. This study enrolled 120 children. The m-YPAS was administered to 120 children who were recorded on video. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) was used for only 30 of 120 children. The videotapes were evaluated by two experienced observers [an anesthesiologist, ObA(an), and a psychologist, ObB(ps)]. The interrater reliability, concurrent validity, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were analyzed. Results: The mean age of the children was 7.8 ± 2.2 years.The weighted kappa values of the m-YPAS between observers were in substantial agreement (κw = 0.74–0.80) and almost perfect agreement (κw = 0.84–0.85). The Cronbach alpha values were high [α = 0.85 for ObA(an) and α = 0.86 for ObB(ps)]. The correlation between m-YPAS and STAIC showed good agreement (P < 0.05). The sensitivity and specificity were high, and the predictive value was 92.86%. Conclusion: The Turkish version of the m-YPAS can be applied as a reliable and valid observational questionnaire for Turkish children. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Background/aim: The modifiedYa l ePreoperative Anxiety Scale (m-YPAS) is widely used to measure children’s anxiety levels. The aim of this study was to translate the m-YPAS into Turkish and test its validity and reliability in Turkish children. Materials and methods: The English version of the m-YPAS was translated into Turkish using the forward-back-forward translation technique. This study enrolled 120 children. The m-YPAS was administered to 120 children who were recorded on video. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) was used for only 30 of 120 children. The videotapes were evaluated by two experienced observers [an anesthesiologist, ObA(an), and a psychologist, ObB(ps)]. The interrater reliability, concurrent validity, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were analyzed. Results: The mean age of the children was 7.8 ± 2.2 years.The weighted kappa values of the m-YPAS between observers were in substantial agreement (κw = 0.74–0.80) and almost perfect agreement (κw = 0.84–0.85). The Cronbach alpha values were high [α = 0.85 for ObA(an) and α = 0.86 for ObB(ps)]. The correlation between m-YPAS and STAIC showed good agreement (P < 0.05). The sensitivity and specificity were high, and the predictive value was 92.86%. Conclusion: The Turkish version of the m-YPAS can be applied as a reliable and valid observational questionnaire for Turkish children. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.