Evaluation of state and trait anxiety levels in adolescents undergoing endoscopy under anesthesia: A prospective study

We aim to evaluate the anxiety levels of caregivers of children with tracheostomy during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Caregivers of 31 children with tracheostomy and 105 healthy children (control group) were included. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was administered via teleconference in order to investigate how participants describe how they feel at a particular moment (State) and how they generally feel (Trait). The trait anxiety levels of caregivers of children with tracheostomy were significantly higher ( P = .02). Their state anxiety levels were similar. The state and trait anxiety levels of caregivers of children with tracheostomy correlated ( r = 0.70, P < .001). At the end of the teleconference, caregivers of children with tracheostomy experienced greater anxiety relief than controls ( P < .001). Trait anxiety scores were higher among caregivers of children with tracheostomy, but their state anxiety levels were comparable to those of controls. Caregivers with high trait anxiety also exhibited high state anxiety. Informing caregivers of children with tracheostomy about COVID-19 via teleconference can reduce their anxiety during such stressful times.

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Effect of a Comprehensive Presurgical Education Program on the Anxiety Levels of Patients with Spinal Disorders: A Prospective Study

The Spine Journal ◽

10.1016/j.spinee.2016.07.042 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (10) ◽

pp. S146

Author(s):

Xiaobang Hu ◽

Andrew R. Block ◽

Sara Brice ◽

S. Samuel Bederman ◽

Isador H. Lieberman

Keyword(s):

Prospective Study ◽

Education Program ◽

Spinal Disorders ◽

Anxiety Levels ◽

A Prospective Study

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Repression of Anxiety and its Effects on Psychophysiological Responses to Stimuli in Competitive Gymnasts

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1123/jsep.12.4.333 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 333-352 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Patsy Tremayne ◽

Robert J. Barry

Keyword(s):

Trait Anxiety ◽

Research Strategy ◽

Physiological Measures ◽

Baseline Session ◽

Attentional Processing ◽

Psychophysiological Responses ◽

State And Trait Anxiety ◽

Electrodermal Responses ◽

Anxiety Levels ◽

Task Conditions

This study investigated cardiac and electrodermal responses in competitive gymnasts differing in levels of trait anxiety and repression. The research strategy was to seek differences in tonic and phasic physiological measures that occurred in association with differences in state and/or trait anxiety levels, and then to investigate whether similar differences were associated with differences in levels of repression. Two task conditions were employed: A resting baseline session was counterbalanced with an imagery session in which subjects were requested to image their current team routine in real time. For half of each session, subjects were instructed to either count (relevant) stimuli or ignore (irrelevant) stimuli. The results established a number of psychophysiological differences between groups differing on state and trait anxiety. Similar differences as a result of repression were not obtained, raising questions about the validity of the construct of “repression” in this context. There were some small effects, however, suggesting that repression may affect components of attentional processing in different situations.

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Burnout and its Effect on Neurocognitive Performance

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0790966700017213 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 176-179 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Shane McInerney ◽

Michael Rowan ◽

Brian Lawlor

Keyword(s):

Trait Anxiety ◽

Neuropsychological Tests ◽

Visual Memory ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Psychiatric Nurses ◽

Neurocognitive Performance ◽

Neurocognitive Tests ◽

State And Trait Anxiety ◽

Anxiety Levels

AbstractObjectives: The hypothesis that burnout is predictive of performance deficits on a number of neuropsychological tests was examined among a group of psychiatric nurses. A possible relationship between burnout and state and trait anxiety levels was also investigated.Methods: A sample of psychiatric nurses (n=45) completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Their performance on a number of neurocognitive tests from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) was examined. The neurocognitive tests measured visual memory, verbal memory and attention.Results: Multiple regression analyses were conducted between the burnout subscales and the results of the neuropsychological tests, and also between the burnout subscales and both state and trait anxiety levels. No overall significant relationship was found between neurocognitive performance and burnout. However, trait anxiety was significantly predictive of each of the burnout subscales of emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and also of decreased personal accomplishment.Conclusions: The levels of burnout were in the moderate range for all three subscales and so the population was suffering from burnout. The fact that the trait anxiety variable was predictive of all three of the burnout subscales suggests that predisposition towards anxiety may be a vulnerability factor among people who suffer from burnout.

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A Prospective Study on the Effect of Rapid Aneuploidy Testing (Amnio-PCR) on Anxiety Levels and Quality of Life Measures in Women and Their Partners with Positive Down Screening Result

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy ◽

10.1159/000151332 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 165-169 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

W.C. Leung ◽

E.T. Lau ◽

C. Ngai ◽

H. Lam ◽

K.Y. Leung ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Prospective Study ◽

Quality Of Life Measures ◽

Anxiety Levels ◽

Aneuploidy Testing ◽

A Prospective Study ◽

Screening Result

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A DESCRIPTION AND COMPARISON OF THE LEVELS OF ANXIETY AMONG COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2006.34.6.739 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 34 (6) ◽

pp. 739-746

Author(s):

Mehmet Durdu Karsli ◽

Mustafa Baloğlu

Keyword(s):

Trait Anxiety ◽

Private Universities ◽

The State ◽

State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽

College Administrators ◽

Significant Difference ◽

State And Trait Anxiety ◽

Anxiety Levels ◽

Turkish State

Administrators, in general, are at greater risk of facing anxiety than are other people, due to their duties and responsibilities. In this study, both state and trait anxiety levels of college administrators were assessed and the administrators were compared based on their anxiety levels. For the purpose of assessing state and trait anxiety levels, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) (Spielberger, Gorsuch, & Lushene, 1970) adapted to Turkish by LeCompte and Oner (1975) was used. The sample of the study included 72 college administrators who were working in Turkish state and private universities in different regions of the country. Results showed significant correlation between the state and trait anxiety levels. No significant difference was found based on gender, age, administrative level, or tenure. However, the direction of the differences was similar to those of the previous studies. Results are discussed and suggestions are given.

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