Evaluation of psychometric properties of the Chinese Mandarin version State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Y form in Taiwanese outpatients with anxiety disorders

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 499-507

  Ma, W F ^d   Liu, Y C ^e   Chen, Y F ^f   Lane, H Y ^b,d   Lai, T J ^g   Huang, L C ^a,c  

^a School of Nursing   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Nursing ^*  (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHENG CHING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Measures; Reliability; State Trait Anxiety Inventory Y form; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN; TRANSLATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879551469     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2012.01945.x     Document Type: Article

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