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
The SAQ has demonstrated acceptable reliability and validity; thus, it is a trustworthy and valid tool for evaluating preoperative anxiety in Arabic speakers. Future research could benefit from using the SAQ in both surgical and psychiatric research.
Authors
- Ziyad Mohammed Alshahrani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0893-2956)
- Mai Helmy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7649-1358)
- Saad H. Alqahtani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0503-0888)
- Khaled Trabelsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2623-9557)
- Mariwan Husni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2231-867X)
- Hadeel Ghazzawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3045-4153)
- Haitham Jahrami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8990-1320)
- Abdulmajeed Abdullah Alghamdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7053-8179)
- Khalid Alghuthayr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2552-9098)
- Abdullah Mohammed Asiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9236-8883)
Institutions
- University of Jordan (JO)
- University of Sfax (TN)
- International Hospital of Bahrain (BH)
- Sultan Qaboos University (OM)
- Arabian Gulf University (BH)
- Menoufia University (EG)
- NOSM University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06142-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.28