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Shorter anxiety scales showed poor agreement with the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) in children and teens. These scales may not reliably replace the STAI for assessing pediatric anxiety.

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Area of Science:

Pediatric emergency medicine
Child and adolescent psychology
Psychometric evaluation

Background:

Anxiety assessment in pediatric emergency departments is crucial.
The State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is a common measure.
Shorter scales are desirable for efficiency but require validation.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the agreement between the STAI and other anxiety scales.
To determine if shorter scales can substitute for the STAI in pediatric populations.
To assess anxiety measurement consistency in young patients.

Main Methods:

Prospective cohort study of 200 children (9-17 years) in a pediatric ED.
Participants completed the STAI (pediatric/adult versions), visual analog scale, Likert scale, and a short STAI.
Intraclass correlation (2-way mixed model) assessed scale agreement.

Main Results:

Poor agreement was observed between the STAI and all other tested anxiety scales.
The highest agreement (ICC=0.71) was between the STAI and its short version.
Anxiety scores varied between the STAI and alternative measures.

Conclusions:

Existing shorter anxiety scales demonstrate poor agreement with the STAI in children and adolescents.
These scales are not interchangeable with the STAI for anxiety assessment in this age group.
Further research is needed to validate alternative anxiety measures for pediatric use.