Comparison of Fear of COVID-19 in Medical and Nonmedical Personnel in a Public Hospital in Mexico

Barbosa-Camacho, Francisco José; García-Reyna, Benjamín; Cervantes-Cardona, Guillermo Alonso; Cervantes-Pérez, Enrique; Chavarria-Ávila, Efraín; Pintor-Belmontes, Kevin Josué; Guzmán-Ramírez, Bertha Georgina; Hernández-Bernal, Aldo; Ibarrola-Peña, Juan Carlos; González-Ojeda, Alejandro; Cervantes-Guevara, Gabino

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-37662/v1

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“…In contrast, in a study performed in hospital personnel in the same region as this study, the level of fear is lower in healthcare professionals and overall hospital staff (Barbosa-Camacho et al 2020;García-Reyna et al 2020). This could be due to a greater comprehension of the disease and easier access to protective measures than the general population.…”

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Fear of COVID-19 in High School Personnel: a Survey Study in Western Mexico

Cervantes-Guevara

Maciel-Saldierna

Elizondo-Hernández

et al. 2021

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Since December 2019, when the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a new viral pneumonia that had originated in China (Lee 2020), governments have been forced to carry out strategies to respond, adapt, and overcome obstacles, creating programs to guarantee security and social and economic stability.In Mexico, the official announcement of the first infected patient was on February 29, 2020 (Méndez-Arriaga 2020). Thereafter, the Mexican government has implemented strategies to combat COVID-19 and prevent its spread. One such strategy was to close those industries, corporations, and workplaces that were not considered essential, resulting in thousands of industries having to improvise ways to continue operating. One of these was the education

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Fear of COVID-19 in High School Personnel: a Survey Study in Western Mexico

Cervantes-Guevara

Maciel-Saldierna

Elizondo-Hernández

et al. 2021

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“…This is not surprising because survivors of other infectious diseases like Ebola in West Africa and SARS pandemic in Asia faced similar situations (Denis-Ramirez et al, 2017;Lee et al, 2005). The results of the present study mirror instances of stigma towards COVID-19 survivors in Malawi, Mexico, Jordan, India and China (Abuhammad et al, 2020;Barbosa-Camacho et al, 2020;Chibwana et al, 2020;Rodríguez-Bolaños et al, 2020). In these countries, the survivors of COVID-19 have faced physical violence, insults, evictions, rejection and denied public transport (Abuhammad et al, 2020;Barbosa-Camacho et al, 2020;Chibwana et al, 2020).…”

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“…In the context of COVID-19 pandemic, instances of stigma towards COVID-19 survivors have been witnessed in Malawi, Mexico, Jordan, India and China (Abuhammad, 2020;Barbosa-Camacho et al, 2020;Chibwana et al, 2020;Rodríguez-Bolaños et al, 2020). The survivors have faced physical violence, insults, evictions, rejection and denied public transport (Abuhammad, 2020;Barbosa-Camacho et al, 2020;Chibwana et al, 2020). This may attributed many unknown things and uncertainties about the pandemic (WHO, 2020), leading to misconceptions.…”

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COVID-19- Related Stigma in COVID-19 Survivors in Kampala, Uganda: A Qualitative Study

Amir

2021

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Background: COVID-19-related stigma is gradually becoming a global problem among COVID-19 survivors with far-reaching implications. However, this social problem has received little attention in research and policy. This study aimed at exploring the COVID-19-related stigma survivors in Kampala, UgandaMethods: A cross-sectional exploratory research design was used. COVID-19 survivors in Kampala district part of the study. In-depth interviews were used to collect data and analysis was done using thematic approach. Results: The results from the data showed that COVID-19-related stigma is prevalent and the common form of stigma was social rejection. Conclusions: The majority of the respondent in the sample endorsed COVID-19-related stigma and such behaviors were high in the community. The COVID-19 pandemic survivors indicated that they faced social rejection and community ostracism. Thus reducing COVID-19-related stigma is vital to control the spread of the virus. An all-inclusive effort is needed to address COVID-19-related stigma and its debilitating consequences by health workers and policy makers.

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“…Moderate correlations with depression ( r =0.42) and anxiety ( r =0.51) were reported. Validation studies were performed with samples from Russia and Belarus [ 66 ], Italy [ 67 ], Bangladesh [ 68 ], Turkey [ 69 ], Saudi Arabia [ 70 ], Israel [ 71 ], India [ 72 ], Greece [ 73 ], the United States [ 74 ], Spain [ 75 ], Japan [ 76 ], Cuba [ 77 ], and Mexico [ 78 ]. Overall, the FCV-19S has shown robust psychometric properties across validation studies; the findings predominantly support a unidimensional factor structure.…”

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Measuring COVID-19 Related Anxiety in Parents: Psychometric Comparison of Four Different Inventories

Kubb¹,

Foran²

2020

JMIR Ment Health

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Background The COVID-19 outbreak and the measures to contain the global pandemic can have an impact on the well-being and mental health status of individuals. Parents of young children are particularly at risk for high levels of parental stress due to the current public health crisis, which can impact parenting behaviors and children’s well-being. Although different initial scales have been developed to measure COVID-19–related anxiety, they have not yet been tested sufficiently in parent samples. A brief measure of COVID-19–related anxiety is necessary for both quick assessment in practice and in larger epidemiological studies of parents. Objective The purpose of this study is to compare the distributions, validities, and reliabilities of four different COVID-19 anxiety scales: Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Coronavirus Anxiety Scale, Pandemic Anxiety Scale, and one subscale of the COVID Stress Scales. Based on the psychometric properties of these scales, we aim to provide recommendations for a brief unidimensional inventory to assess COVID-19–related anxiety among parents. Methods A cross-sectional web-based survey of 515 German-speaking parents (465 mothers, 90.3%) with at least one child aged 0-6 years was conducted during a 6-week period (June 29 to August 9, 2020). Half of the parents were recruited via Facebook parenting groups, while the other half were recruited through childcare centers. We psychometrically tested 25 items on COVID-19–related anxiety using the framework of classical test theory, including item analysis, correlational analysis of family variables, and exploratory factor analysis. Moreover, an item response theory approach was applied to estimate item discriminations and item difficulties. Results Based on the psychometric properties, three items of the Pandemic Anxiety Scale were identified as a single unidimensional factor. The adapted scale demonstrated acceptable internal consistency (α=.79), moderate to high item discrimination, strong positive intercorrelation with two other COVID-19 anxiety scales, and a small positive association with parenting stress. Mothers and fathers did not differ in total scores (t 513 =−0.79, P =.42). Conclusions Factor analysis suggests that existing COVID-19–related anxiety scales measure different latent constructs of anxiety. Furthermore, all scales showed only small to moderate correlations with trait health anxiety, suggesting that COVID-19–related anxiety is distinct from general health anxiety. The adapted “disease anxiety” subscale of the Pandemic Anxiety Scale is an economical measure for assessing COVID-19–related anxiety in parents. Directions for future research are outlined.

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Comparison of Fear of COVID-19 in Medical and Nonmedical Personnel in a Public Hospital in Mexico

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Fear of COVID-19 in High School Personnel: a Survey Study in Western Mexico

Fear of COVID-19 in High School Personnel: a Survey Study in Western Mexico

COVID-19- Related Stigma in COVID-19 Survivors in Kampala, Uganda: A Qualitative Study

Measuring COVID-19 Related Anxiety in Parents: Psychometric Comparison of Four Different Inventories

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