Table 5 Short Anxiety Screening Test (SAST) reproducibility (test-retest reliability)

Question 1

2.12 ± 0.816

2.15 ± 0.784

z = 1.000, P = 0.317

Question 2

1.92 ± 0.977

1.96 ± 0.958

z = 1.000, P = 0.317

Question 3

2.15 ± 0.543

2.15 ± 0.543

z = 0.000, P = 1.00

Question 4

2.42 ± 0.758

2.38 ± 0.697

z = 0.577, P = 0.564

Question 5

2.58 ± 0.857

2.62 ± 0.752

z = 0.577, P = 0.564

Question 6

1.54 ± 0.859

1.58 ± 0.857

z = 1.000, P = 0.317

Question 7

1.27 ± 0.533

1.31 ± 0.549

z = 1.000, P = 0.317

Question 8

1.69 ± 0.838

1.62 ± 0.697

z = 1.000, P = 0.317

Question 9

2.19 ± 1.167

2.31 ± 1.087

z = 1.134, P = 0.257

Question 10

1.65 ± 0.797

1.58 ± 0.758

z = 0.632, P = 0.527

Total

19.58 ± 3.489

19.69 ± 3.541

z = 0.676, P = 0.499