How we assess the perioperative anxiety of surgical patients with pulmonary nodules: the revision of state-trait anxiety inventory.
Zhenyu ZhouYing WangYuequn NiuZhehao HeManli HuangYuqiong ZhouWang LvJian HuPublished in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2020)
The revised short form of STAI has good reliability and validity. It is likely to be more acceptable by reducing the fatigue effects, and is suitable for follow-up study on the assessment and intervention of perioperative anxiety of surgical patients with pulmonary nodules.