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Table 3 Average score of each scale based on the presence or absence of anxiety according to the m-YPAS scale at moment 0

From: Comparison of different scales for the evaluation of anxiety and compliance with anesthetic induction in children undergoing scheduled major outpatient surgery

 

m-YPAS 0 < 30 (no anxiety)

m-YPAS 0 > 30 (anxiety)

 

SCALE

n

mean (SD)

N

mean (SD)

p

 

SCAS-P

21

18.5 (9.6)

4

20.7 (17.6)

0.824

STAIC

STAIC-S

45

32.4 (7.2)

4

37.2 (9.3)

0.222

STAIC-T

45

31.5 (6.1)

4

42.2 (7.6)

0.002

STAI

STAI-S

68

19.9 (9.5)

8

18.2 (11.5)

0.645

STAI-T

68

18.7 (9.9)

8

17.7 (7.2)

0.793

  1. SD Standard deviation, m-YPAS modified Yale preoperative anxiety scale, m-YPAS 0 m-YPAS in moment 0, SCAS-P Spence Anxiety Scale—Pediatric, STAIC State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Children, STAIC-S STAIC-State anxiety, STAIC-T STAIC-Trait anxiety, STAI State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI-S STAI-State anxiety, STAI-T STAI-Trait anxiety