Initial Psychometric Development of the Fear and Anxiety to COVID-19 Scale in Nursing Professionals: An Occupational Health Assessment Tool

Objective: The effects caused by COVID-19 on the physical and mental health show the need to renew and create tools that specifically measure the fear and anxiety caused by the pandemic in healthcare professionals. The aim of the study was to measure fear and anxiety of COVID-19 in the nursing popul...

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Published inRisk management and healthcare policy Vol. 15; pp. 1947 - 1957
Main Authors Morgado-Toscano, Cristina, Allande-Cussó, Regina, Fagundo-Rivera, Javier, García-Iglesias, Juan Jesús, Climent-Rodríguez, Jose Antonio, Navarro-Abal, Yolanda, Gómez-Salgado, Juan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Macclesfield Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dove
Dove Medical Press
Subjects
Anxiety
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Epidemics
Epidemiology
fear
Medical personnel
Medical research
Mental health
Nurses
Nursing
Occupational health
Original Research
Pandemics
Population
Professional ethics
Professionals
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Software
Spain
Variables
Spain
China
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Summary:Objective: The effects caused by COVID-19 on the physical and mental health show the need to renew and create tools that specifically measure the fear and anxiety caused by the pandemic in healthcare professionals. The aim of the study was to measure fear and anxiety of COVID-19 in the nursing population group using a specific assessment scale. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in Spain based on questionnaires. The sample was selected by non-probabilistic snowball sampling. Univariate and bivariate descriptive analyses were performed. For qualitative variables, a categorical regression analysis was performed. Results: The sample consisted of 1012 nurses residing in Spain, 86.6% of whom were women, with a mean age of 40.84 years (SD = 11.51). The bivariate analysis revealed statistically significant differences in the mean score of the scale and the variables sex, level of education, [m.sup.2] of the dwelling, and work area. Conclusion: The validation of this scale provides a new management tool that should enable managers to assess anxiety and fear among their nurses, whether in the current COVID-19 pandemic or in other possible epidemiological situations to come. Keywords: COVID-19, anxiety, fear, nurses, mental health
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ISSN:1179-1594
1179-1594
DOI:10.2147/RMHP.S384080