Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Validity of the modified‐Distraction‐Short‐Scale and Verbal‐Numeric‐Anxiety‐Fear‐Rating‐Scale for children in a preoperative setting
Authors' conclusion
The modified-Distraction-Short-Scale and the Verbal-Numeric-Anxiety-Fear-Rating-Scale are simple and valid tools for assessing children's perioperative anxiety or fear and evaluating coping behavior.
Study context
- Population
- Children 3–12 years old scheduled for ear, nose, and throat surgery
- Participants
- 189 children
- Comparison
- modified-Distraction-Short-Scale vs Verbal-Numeric-Anxiety-Fear-Rating-Scale vs modified-Yale-Preoperative-Anxiety-Scale
- Outcome
- Validity and reliability of the modified-Distraction-Short-Scale and Verbal-Numeric-Anxiety-Fear-Rating-Scale
- Follow-up
- At induction
Methodological detailsvideo-recorded observation, interrater reliability, concurrent and construct validity
- Video-recorded observation
- Interrater reliability
- Concurrent and construct validity
Performance
As reported in the abstract
Interrater reliability
| Test or model | Value | Kw nurse anesthetist vs observers | Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| modified-Distraction-Short-Scale | weighted kappa (Kw) between observers 0.91 | 0.65-0.80 | 0.96 |
| Verbal-Numeric-Anxiety-Fear-Rating-Scale | weighted kappa (Kw) between observers 0.84 | 0.65-0.75 | 0.90 |
Value
modified-Distraction-Short-Scaleweighted kappa (Kw) between observers 0.91
Verbal-Numeric-Anxiety-Fear-Rating-Scaleweighted kappa (Kw) between observers 0.84
Kw nurse anesthetist vs observers
modified-Distraction-Short-Scale0.65-0.80
Verbal-Numeric-Anxiety-Fear-Rating-Scale0.65-0.75
Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC)
modified-Distraction-Short-Scale0.96
Verbal-Numeric-Anxiety-Fear-Rating-Scale0.90
Original publication
Validity of the modified‐Distraction‐Short‐Scale and Verbal‐Numeric‐Anxiety‐Fear‐Rating‐Scale for children in a preoperative setting. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 20 September 2023. doi:10.
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