Evaluation of the structure of Brazilian State-Trait Anxiety Inventory using a Rasch psychometric approach

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-233

  Kaipper, Márcia Balle ^a   Chachamovich, Eduardo ^a   Hidalgo, Maria Paz Loayza ^a,c   da Silva Torres, Iraci Lucena ^a,b   Caumo, Wolnei ^a,b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Institute of Basic Health Science of UFRGS   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Rasch analysis; STAI; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649316471     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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