Author(s):
1. Yasmeen Wajid Mauna Gauhar:
National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University,Islamabad,Pakistan
2. Humaira Jami:
National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University,Islamabad,Pakistan
3. Aisha Zubair:
National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University,Islamabad,Pakistan
4. Arooj Mujeeb:
National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University,Islamabad,Pakistan
Abstract:
Objective: To translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Clinically Useful Anxiety Outcome Scale on Urdu-speaking population. Method: The observational validation study was conducted in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan, from January 2018 to December 2019 in two phases. In the first phase, the Clinically Useful Anxiety Outcome Scale was forward and backward translated, while in the second phase, the translated scale was validated on a sample comprising subjects in clinical and nonclinical settings. Internal consistency and test-retest reliabilities were examined, and inter- group mean comparison was made. To find out the level of language equivalence between the original and the translated versions, a data were collected from a separate sample of bilingual participants. Data was analysed using SPSS 22. Results: The Clinically Useful Anxiety Outcome Scale-Urdu was found to be internally consistent (a=0.95). Testretest reliability of the translated scale was satisfactory (r=0.74). Significant correlational values for convergent and discriminant validity (r=0.76, r=-0.54, p0.05) and significant correlation coefficients (p<0.05). Conclusion: The Clinically Useful Anxiety Outcome Scale-Urdu was found to be a valid and reliable tool for measuring anxiety symptoms in Urdu-speaking populations.
Page(s):
832-838
Published:
Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 72, Issue: 5, Year: 2022
Keywords:
Reliability
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Validity
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Anxiety scale
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Psychometrics
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Urdu translation
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Crosslanguage validation
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CUXOSUrdu
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