Validation of the Croatian Version of the Surgical Fear Questionnaire (Sfq) in Adult Patients Waiting for Elective Surgery
The Surgical Fear Questionnaire (SFQ) is an instrument for self-assessment of surgical fear and consists of two subscales, one assessing the fear of short-term consequences (SFQ-s) and another one of long-term consequences (SFQ-l) of surgery. The aim of this study was to test the Croatian version...
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| author | Andrija Karačić Maurice Theunissen Slavica Sović Marko Sever Branko Bakula Kristina Semanjski |
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| description | The Surgical Fear Questionnaire (SFQ) is an instrument for self-assessment of
surgical fear and consists of two subscales, one assessing the fear of short-term consequences (SFQ-s)
and another one of long-term consequences (SFQ-l) of surgery. The aim of this study was to test the
Croatian version of the SFQ with regard to its psychometric properties. This prospective cohort study
included patients who presented to the Department of Surgery for elective surgery in the inpatient
setting at a tertiary health care facility in Croatia between April 1 and May 31, 2019. Data on 144
patients were suitable for data analysis. Data collection was performed in the afternoon before surgery
using the Personal Information Form, Numerical Rating Scale self-report instruments (NRS), SFQ
and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) assessing sociodemographic factors, surgical
fear via NRS and SFQ, expected pain and emotional state. The Cronbach alpha value as a statistical
measure for reliability of psychometric tests for the SFQ-s subscale was 0.79, for SFQ-L subscale
0.84, and for total SFQ 0.81. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) showed a two-factor structure.
Significant correlations of the SFQ with the NRS and HADS-anxiety subscale were demonstrated.
Our study demonstrated the Croatian version of the SFQ to have a high level of reliability and hence
can be used as a self-report instrument for surgical fear with two subscales. Convergent validity of the
SFQ with other self-report instruments is shown. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cefcd5e3c0c9465f99c5dc6fb79821ad2024-04-15T18:49:10ZengSestre Milosrdnice University hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical ResearchActa Clinica Croatica0353-94661333-94512023-01-0162.115316110.20471/acc.2023.62.01.18Validation of the Croatian Version of the Surgical Fear Questionnaire (Sfq) in Adult Patients Waiting for Elective SurgeryAndrija Karačić0Maurice Theunissen1Slavica Sović2Marko Sever3Branko Bakula4Kristina Semanjski5Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the NetherlandsSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaDivision of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb, CroatiaDivision of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb, CroatiaDivision of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb, CroatiaThe Surgical Fear Questionnaire (SFQ) is an instrument for self-assessment of surgical fear and consists of two subscales, one assessing the fear of short-term consequences (SFQ-s) and another one of long-term consequences (SFQ-l) of surgery. The aim of this study was to test the Croatian version of the SFQ with regard to its psychometric properties. This prospective cohort study included patients who presented to the Department of Surgery for elective surgery in the inpatient setting at a tertiary health care facility in Croatia between April 1 and May 31, 2019. Data on 144 patients were suitable for data analysis. Data collection was performed in the afternoon before surgery using the Personal Information Form, Numerical Rating Scale self-report instruments (NRS), SFQ and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) assessing sociodemographic factors, surgical fear via NRS and SFQ, expected pain and emotional state. The Cronbach alpha value as a statistical measure for reliability of psychometric tests for the SFQ-s subscale was 0.79, for SFQ-L subscale 0.84, and for total SFQ 0.81. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) showed a two-factor structure. Significant correlations of the SFQ with the NRS and HADS-anxiety subscale were demonstrated. Our study demonstrated the Croatian version of the SFQ to have a high level of reliability and hence can be used as a self-report instrument for surgical fear with two subscales. Convergent validity of the SFQ with other self-report instruments is shown.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/443540PerioperativePreoperativeQuestionnaireReliabilitySurgical fearValidity |
| spellingShingle | Andrija Karačić Maurice Theunissen Slavica Sović Marko Sever Branko Bakula Kristina Semanjski Validation of the Croatian Version of the Surgical Fear Questionnaire (Sfq) in Adult Patients Waiting for Elective Surgery Acta Clinica Croatica Perioperative Preoperative Questionnaire Reliability Surgical fear Validity |
| title | Validation of the Croatian Version of the Surgical Fear Questionnaire (Sfq) in Adult Patients Waiting for Elective Surgery |
| title_full | Validation of the Croatian Version of the Surgical Fear Questionnaire (Sfq) in Adult Patients Waiting for Elective Surgery |
| title_fullStr | Validation of the Croatian Version of the Surgical Fear Questionnaire (Sfq) in Adult Patients Waiting for Elective Surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation of the Croatian Version of the Surgical Fear Questionnaire (Sfq) in Adult Patients Waiting for Elective Surgery |
| title_short | Validation of the Croatian Version of the Surgical Fear Questionnaire (Sfq) in Adult Patients Waiting for Elective Surgery |
| title_sort | validation of the croatian version of the surgical fear questionnaire sfq in adult patients waiting for elective surgery |
| topic | Perioperative Preoperative Questionnaire Reliability Surgical fear Validity |
| url | https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/443540 |
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