Anxiety
Conditions
Brief summary
The study stems from the need to have available effective tools for detecting the anxiety of the cancer patient who has to undergo surgery. The period leading up to surgery, is characterized by strong emotions that create an upheaval in the work, family and social life of the patient as well as concern about the unknown. It would be crucial to ensure a personalized nursing care by having scales of assessment specific to the clinical-surgical oncology setting in order to collect the patient's emotions, concerns and fears. Despite the numerous scales available, many of them have limitations concerning the issues they go to investigate but also concerning the timeframes for compilation, which are often long and laborious so they are difficult to apply. The study aims to validate in the Italian context the Surgical Anxiety Questionnaire (SAQ) questionnaire, already translated and validated in multiple languages, to detect which factors are the most influential in increasing preoperative anxiety, with the aim of implementing education of the patient and implement strategies and interventions that can reduce anxiety.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - Aviano
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* In ordinary hospitalization, day surgery, day hospital * Age ≥ 18 years * Signature of consent participation in the study and personal data collection and processing * Good understanding of the Italian language
Exclusion criteria
* Age \< 18 years * Diagnosis of cognitive dysfunction and psychiatric disorders, or uncooperative patient * Difficulty in understanding the Italian language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| To assess the content validity of the SAQ translation | up to 1 year | The content validity will be assessed by a panel of 5 experts and rated on a Content Validity Index (CVI). A CVI score \>=0.78 will indicate excellent content validity |
| To assess criterion validity of the SAQ translation | up to 1 year | Criterion validity will be assessed by calculating the correlation between the translated SAQ total score and a validated Hamilton Rating for Anxiety (HAM-A) |
| To assess the reliability of the SAQ translation | up to 1 year | Internal consistency will be measured with Cronbach alpha |
| To assess the construct validity of the SAQ translation | up to 1 year | Confirmatory Factor Analysis will be carried out to assess construct validity. Factor loadings, eigenvalues and explained variance will be reported |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Measuring the level of preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing surgery at the Centro di Oncology Reference Center-IRCCS of Aviano (IRCCSCRO Aviano) | up to 1 year | Level of preoperative anxiety will be measured with the validated SAQ questionnaire. Score will be reported as mean and standard deviation. The score range is 17-85, with higher scores indicating worst anxiety |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
CONTACTCristina Mazzega Fabbro
CONTACTLucia Cadorin, PhD
Outcome results
None listed