Arabic versions of the Templer Death Anxiety Scale and the Thorson and Powell Revised Death Anxiety Scale were administered to 117 male and 157 female Kuwaiti undergraduates. Cronbach coefficients alpha for the two scales were, respectively, .79 and .77. Pearson correlations for scores on the two scales were .54, .67, and .64 for men, women and the combined group, respectively, so reliability and concurrent validity of the scales were adequate for the Kuwaiti sample. To determine the feasibility, reliability and validity of the childhood health assessment questionnaire--modified for Arab children (CHAQ--MAC). METHODS: One hundred and eighteen modified questionnaires were completed by 75 juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) patients and their parents attending the Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over an 18 month period (January 1996 to May 1997). RESULTS: The modified questionnaire was self-administered by 82% of the parents. The median time to complete the questionnaire was 10 minutes. The main difficulty in comprehension was discomfort dimension (visual analogue scale [VAS] and morning stiffness). Test retest reliability was good (r=0.79). Validity of the CHAQ-MAC was confirmed by the strong correlation between disability index and VAS score (r=0.58). Functional activities that caused the most difficulties were cross sitting, assuming the prayer position, and using the Arabic style toilet.

Abdel-Khalek, A. M. (1997). "Two scales of death anxiety: Their reliability and correlation among Kuwaiti samples." Perceptual and motor skills 84(3): 921-922.

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