Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences - MRI Research Center SUN-FISM, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Department of Psychology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Viale Ellittico 31, 81100, Caserta, Italy.
Muscle Nerve. 2019 Jul;60(1):47-55. doi: 10.1002/mus.26475. Epub 2019 Apr 2.
We evaluated: (1) psychometric properties of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y (STAI Form Y); (2) clinical correlates of state and trait anxiety; (3) associations of anxiety with quality of life (QoL) dimensions.
We assessed 159 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on STAI Form Y and on tests and questionnaires for depression, apathy, QoL, and cognitive abilities.
Clinically diagnosed anxiety (by Mini International Neuropsychiatric Inventory) occurred in 30 (19%) patients. STAI Form Y fitted a 2-factor structure and showed good psychometric properties. State and trait anxiety were weakly associated with female sex, bulbar functional decay, and cognitive decline in language and memory; trait anxiety was associated with lower educational attainment and poorer scores on visuospatial tasks. State and trait anxiety were associated with poorer physical and psychosocial QoL dimensions.
Anxiety is tightly associated with QoL in ALS, and can be reliably assessed by STAI Form Y. Muscle Nerve, 2019.
我们评估了：（1）状态-特质焦虑量表 Y 型（STAI 量表 Y 型）的心理测量特性；（2）状态和特质焦虑的临床相关性；（3）焦虑与生活质量（QoL）维度的关系。
我们对 159 名肌萎缩侧索硬化症（ALS）患者进行了 STAI 量表 Y 型和抑郁、淡漠、QoL 和认知能力测试和问卷评估。
临床诊断为焦虑（通过 Mini 国际神经精神访谈）的患者有 30 名（19%）。STAI 量表 Y 型拟合了一个 2 因素结构，表现出良好的心理测量特性。状态和特质焦虑与女性、延髓功能衰减和语言、记忆认知下降有关；特质焦虑与受教育程度较低和视空间任务得分较差有关。状态和特质焦虑与较差的躯体和心理社会 QoL 维度有关。
焦虑与 ALS 患者的 QoL 密切相关，STAI 量表 Y 型可可靠地评估焦虑。肌肉神经，2019 年。
