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Delshad M, Abdollahi M, Pourhaji F, Azhdari Zarmehri H, Heidarnia A, Pourhaji F. Development and Initial Validation of the Coronavirus Pandemic Anxiety Scale. Health Educ Health Promot 2022; 10 (3) :477-481
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1- “Department of Public Health” and “Health Sciences Research Center”, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
2- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
3- “Neuroscience Research Center”, and “Department of Physiology”, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
4- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
3- “Neuroscience Research Center”, and “Department of Physiology”, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
4- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (936 Views)
Aims: This paper aimed to report the development and validation of the Coronavirus Pandemic Anxiety Scale, for assessing COVID-19-related anxiety.
Instrument & Methods: This is a methodological and psychometric study, we developed a 7-Item Generalized anxiety disorder of COVID-19 scale to measure symptoms of anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic to help identify people who might need mental health services. In developing the generalized anxiety disorder of COVID-19 scale items, we considered a previous theory and research on anxiety symptoms and symptoms reported in Iran. The scale was validated in the Razavi Khorasan (N=500).
Findings: The CVR in this study for the total scale was 0.81 indicating a satisfactory result. Also, the CVI for the scale was0.78, and the scale had good content validity. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit for the seven-factor model. generalized anxiety disorder of covid-19 scale showed good internal consistency.
Conclusion: The results support the viability of generalized anxiety disorder on the COVID-19 scale as a tool to identify individuals experiencing COVID-19-related anxiety.
Instrument & Methods: This is a methodological and psychometric study, we developed a 7-Item Generalized anxiety disorder of COVID-19 scale to measure symptoms of anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic to help identify people who might need mental health services. In developing the generalized anxiety disorder of COVID-19 scale items, we considered a previous theory and research on anxiety symptoms and symptoms reported in Iran. The scale was validated in the Razavi Khorasan (N=500).
Findings: The CVR in this study for the total scale was 0.81 indicating a satisfactory result. Also, the CVI for the scale was0.78, and the scale had good content validity. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit for the seven-factor model. generalized anxiety disorder of covid-19 scale showed good internal consistency.
Conclusion: The results support the viability of generalized anxiety disorder on the COVID-19 scale as a tool to identify individuals experiencing COVID-19-related anxiety.
Keywords: COVID-19 [MeSH], Coronavirus [MeSH], Pandemic [MeSH], Anxiety [MeSH], Mental Health [MeSH]
Article Type: Descriptive & Survey |
Subject:
Health Education and Health Behavior
Received: 2022/03/4 | Accepted: 2022/05/9 | Published: 2022/07/5
Received: 2022/03/4 | Accepted: 2022/05/9 | Published: 2022/07/5
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