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Table 5 State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

From: How we assess the perioperative anxiety of surgical patients with pulmonary nodules: the revision of state-trait anxiety inventory

Below are some of the statements that people often use to describe themselves. Read each statement and tick the appropriate circle on the right to indicate your most appropriate feeling at the moment. There is no right or wrong answer. Don’t spend too much time thinking about any statement, but the answer should be your most appropriate feeling now.
  Here’s how you feel at the moment. Not at all Somewhat Moderately so Very much so
01 I feel calm* ① ② ③ ④
02 I feel secure* ① ② ③ ④
03 I am tense ① ② ③ ④
04 I feel strained ① ② ③ ④
05 I feel at ease* ① ② ③ ④
06 I feel upset ① ② ③ ④
07 I am presently worrying over possible misfortunes ① ② ③ ④
08 I feel satisfied* ① ② ③ ④
09 I feel frightened ① ② ③ ④
10 I feel comfortable* ① ② ③ ④
11 I feel self-confident* ① ② ③ ④
12 I feel nervous ① ② ③ ④
13 I am jittery ① ② ③ ④
14 I feel indecisive ① ② ③ ④
15 I am relaxed* ① ② ③ ④
16 I feel content* ① ② ③ ④
17 I am worried ① ② ③ ④
18 I feel confused ① ② ③ ④
19 I feel steady* ① ② ③ ④
20 I feel pleasant* ① ② ③ ④
  Here’s how you feel often. Not at all Somewhat Moderately so Very much so
21 I feel pleasant* ① ② ③ ④
22 I feel nervous and restless ① ② ③ ④
23 I feel satisfied with myself* ① ② ③ ④
24 I wish I could be as happy as other seem to be* ① ② ③ ④
25 I feel like a failure ① ② ③ ④
26 I feel rested* ① ② ③ ④
27 I am ‘calm, cool and collected’* ① ② ③ ④
28 I feel that difficulties are piling up so that I cannot overcome them ① ② ③ ④
29 I worry too much over something that really doesn’t matter ① ② ③ ④
30 I am happy* ① ② ③ ④
31 I have disturbing thoughts ① ② ③ ④
32 I lack self-confidence ① ② ③ ④
33 I feel secure* ① ② ③ ④
34 I make decision easily* ① ② ③ ④
35 I feel inadequate ① ② ③ ④
36 I am content* ① ② ③ ④
37 Some unimportant thought runs through my mind and bothers me ① ② ③ ④
38 I take disappointments so keenly that I can’t put them out of my mind ① ② ③ ④
39 I am steady person* ① ② ③ ④
40 I get in a state of tension or turmoil as I think over my recent concerns and interests ① ② ③ ④
  1. Reverse counting items are shown with *
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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