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A Psychometric Evaluation of the Swedish Version of the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire – II

Palmborg, Åsa LU and Lötvall, Rebecka LU (2022) PSPR14 20212
Department of Psychology
Abstract
There was a need for a questionnaire measuring acute stress, early responses to traumatic experiences, in adults in Swedish. The first version of the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire (SASRQ) is thoroughly validated and has been updated to follow the diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition. We translated the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire-II (SASRQ-II) and validated it using data from nurses working during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic has been demanding for healthcare workers. Studies have found that nurses experienced acute stress in response to the first outbreak. We compared scores on the SASRQ-II between intensive care unit... (More)
There was a need for a questionnaire measuring acute stress, early responses to traumatic experiences, in adults in Swedish. The first version of the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire (SASRQ) is thoroughly validated and has been updated to follow the diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition. We translated the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire-II (SASRQ-II) and validated it using data from nurses working during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic has been demanding for healthcare workers. Studies have found that nurses experienced acute stress in response to the first outbreak. We compared scores on the SASRQ-II between intensive care unit (ICU) nurses, emergency room (ER) nurses and other nurses. We also compared the SASRQ-II to another questionnaire measuring stress response, the Impact of Events Scale – Revised (IES-R) and the Irrational Procrastination Scale (IPS). The results showed that ICU nurses scored significantly higher on the SASRQ-II than nurses working in the ER (p = .03) and other (p =.01) areas. There was a large correlation between the SASRQ-II and the IES-R (r = .92, p < .01) and a moderate correlation between the SASRQ-II and the IPS (r = .37, p < .01), the latter was significantly smaller (p < .001) than the former. An exploratory factor analysis found five subcategories that did not correspond perfectly to the subscales of the SASRQ-II. Our conclusion is that the Swedish version of SASRQ-II is psychometrically sound and can be used in research and clinical practice. (Less)
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author
Palmborg, Åsa LU and Lötvall, Rebecka LU
supervisor
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course
PSPR14 20212
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H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
SASRQ, SASRQ-II, Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire, acute stress, nurses, COVID-19.
language
English
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9074003
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2022-01-31 13:50:40
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2022-01-31 13:50:40
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  abstract     = {{There was a need for a questionnaire measuring acute stress, early responses to traumatic experiences, in adults in Swedish. The first version of the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire (SASRQ) is thoroughly validated and has been updated to follow the diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition. We translated the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire-II (SASRQ-II) and validated it using data from nurses working during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic has been demanding for healthcare workers. Studies have found that nurses experienced acute stress in response to the first outbreak. We compared scores on the SASRQ-II between intensive care unit (ICU) nurses, emergency room (ER) nurses and other nurses. We also compared the SASRQ-II to another questionnaire measuring stress response, the Impact of Events Scale – Revised (IES-R) and the Irrational Procrastination Scale (IPS). The results showed that ICU nurses scored significantly higher on the SASRQ-II than nurses working in the ER (p = .03) and other (p =.01) areas. There was a large correlation between the SASRQ-II and the IES-R (r = .92, p < .01) and a moderate correlation between the SASRQ-II and the IPS (r = .37, p < .01), the latter was significantly smaller (p < .001) than the former. An exploratory factor analysis found five subcategories that did not correspond perfectly to the subscales of the SASRQ-II. Our conclusion is that the Swedish version of SASRQ-II is psychometrically sound and can be used in research and clinical practice.}},
  author       = {{Palmborg, Åsa and Lötvall, Rebecka}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{A Psychometric Evaluation of the Swedish Version of the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire – II}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}