The Danish Version of the Surgical Fear Questionnaire

NCT06392698 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1-16-02-82-24.
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 236
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this translation and validation study is to make the The Dutch Surgical Fear Questionnaire (SFQ) applicable in adult Danish speaking patients referred to surgery. After succesful translation of the SFQ, 200 adult patients referred to surgery at Gødstrup Hospital will be invited to answer the SFQ as well as two other questionnaires for the validation: The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) and The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Statistical analysis will be performed to assess the correlation between the scales and thus the validity of the SFQ.

Conditions

Fear Anxiety; Validation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Correlations between the SFQ and the PCS and SFQ and the anxiety subscale of the HADS

  Assement will be conducted using Spearman correlation analysis

  2025

• Internal consistency

  The Cronbach's alpha test will be employed to assess the internal consistency of the SFQ

  2025

• Confirmatory factor analysis

  A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) will be conducted to investigate whether the factor structure confirms the original Dutch version.

  2025

• Cut-off values for item-specific clinically significant surgical fear

  For each of the 8 items on the Surgical Fear Questionnaire, a cut-off value between 0-10 will be calculated to determine clinically relevant surgical fear.

  2025

Secondary Outcomes (16)

• Frequency distribution

  2025

• Floor and ceiling effect

  2025

• Fear of short-term consequences of surgery

  2025

• Fear of long-term consequences of surgery

  2025

• Scores on the Surgical Fear Questionnaire

  2025

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients referred to surgery at Gødstrup Hospital

You may qualify if:

• years or older
• Able to read and understand Danish
• Cognitive well-functioning
• No previously or ongoing diagnosed mental disorders
• Consent to participate in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gødstrup Hospital: lead
• University of Aarhus: collaborator
• Maastricht University Medical Center: collaborator
• Maastricht University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Gødstrup Hospital

Herning, Denmark

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Theunissen M, Peters ML, Schouten EG, Fiddelers AA, Willemsen MG, Pinto PR, Gramke HF, Marcus MA. Validation of the surgical fear questionnaire in adult patients waiting for elective surgery. PLoS One. 2014 Jun 24;9(6):e100225. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100225. eCollection 2014.

  PMID: 24960025 BACKGROUND

• Bjelland I, Dahl AA, Haug TT, Neckelmann D. The validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. An updated literature review. J Psychosom Res. 2002 Feb;52(2):69-77. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3999(01)00296-3.

  PMID: 11832252 BACKGROUND

• Pinto PR, McIntyre T, Almeida A, Araujo-Soares V. The mediating role of pain catastrophizing in the relationship between presurgical anxiety and acute postsurgical pain after hysterectomy. Pain. 2012 Jan;153(1):218-226. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.10.020. Epub 2011 Nov 23.

  PMID: 22115922 BACKGROUND

• Cha ES, Kim KH, Erlen JA. Translation of scales in cross-cultural research: issues and techniques. J Adv Nurs. 2007 May;58(4):386-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04242.x. Epub 2007 Apr 17.

  PMID: 17442038 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Brigitta R Villumsen, Postdoc

  Gødstrup Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 26, 2024
• First Posted: April 30, 2024
• Study Start: October 4, 2024
• Primary Completion: April 3, 2025
• Study Completion: April 3, 2025
• Last Updated: September 23, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Locations

DK (1)