Fear of COVID-19 scale: Assessing fear of the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil

Giordani, Rúbia Carla Formighieri; Silva, Milene Zanoni da; Mühl, Camila; Giolo, Suely Ruiz

doi:10.1177/1359105320982035

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“…Its internal consistency reliability (ordinal alpha of 0.90 and Cronbach's alpha of 0.87) was slightly higher than that reported by Ahorsu et al 8 (Cronbach's alpha of 0.82). The unidimensionality was consistent with several other studies, 10,11,[13][14][15]18,20,23,24,29,30 including three conducted with the Brazilian Portuguese-speaking population 33,35,36 and one African study conducted with the Ethiopian Amharic-speaking population. 31 In the present study, Mozambicans had an overall average fear score of 20.5 (SD = 5.8), which was lower than that reported in the Ethiopian study (21.65, SD = 5.58, for those living in the country, and 20.79, SD = 5.78, for those not living in the country).…”

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“…Before applying the FCV-19S, Mozambican researchers revised the Portuguese version validated in Brazil. [33][34][35][36] The response for the items of the FCV-19S was recorded following a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The participant's overall fear score corresponds to the sum of the seven items' scores and varies from 7 to 35.…”

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“…[41][42][43][44][45] Considering the diversity and cultural specificities of Africa, as well as the social configurations of the economic vulnerability of their populations and the fragility of African health systems, it is justifiable to replicate studies on fear. Furthermore, no study has so far addressed the pandemic fear in the population of Mozambique, and although the Portuguese version of the FCV-19S has been validated in the Brazilian population, [33][34][35][36] it needs to be validated in the Mozambique population due to its social and cultural particularities. In this context, this study aimed to validate the Portuguese version of the FCV-19S in the population of Mozambique and investigate its association with sociodemographic and pandemic-related variables.…”

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“…Since the publication of the Persian version of the FCV-19S, 8 it has been translated into several other languages and evaluated based on samples from various countries: English [United Kingdom, New Zealand, USA, and India], [9][10][11][12] [24][25][26][27] Japanese [Japan], 28 Greek [Greece], 29 Vietnamese [Vietnam], 30 Ethiopian Amharic [Ethiopia], 31 and Portuguese [Brazil]. [32][33][34][35][36] The psychometric properties of the FCV-19S in these languages proved to be robust, with internal consistency reliability supported by Cronbach's alpha greater than 0.80. Most of the studies confirmed a unidimensional factor structure for the scale; however, others suggested two-factor solutions.…”

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Validation of the FCV-19 Scale and Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 in the Population of Mozambique, East Africa

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Giolo²,

Mühl³

et al. 2021

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This study aimed to validate the Portuguese version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and investigate its association with sociodemographic and pandemicrelated variables in the population of Mozambique. Participants and Methods: A cross-sectional online survey recruited 387 Mozambicans aged 18 to 70 years. The psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the FCV-19S were evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis and Rash analysis. Additionally, the association of the FCV-19S with sociodemographic and pandemic-related variables was investigated using the two-sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and logistic regression. Results: The unidimensional factor structure of the Portuguese version of the FCV-19S was confirmed, and the scale showed good internal consistency reliability. The FCV-19S properties tested from the Rasch analysis were satisfactory. Women and those with lower education levels had higher scores of fear. Moreover, significantly higher levels of fear were observed among those being in an at-risk group for COVID-19, having family members or friends diagnosed or with death confirmed by COVID-19, and not being confident that they would receive adequate care from the public health services in case of COVID-19 infection. Conclusion: The Portuguese version of FCV-19S has strong psychometric properties and can be used to assess the fear of COVID-19 in the Portuguese-speaking population of Mozambique. As the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health represents a challenge to clinical psychiatry, and information on mental health in African countries is still scarce, our findings may assist in the planning of public mental health policies, aimed mainly at specific segments of the population, such as women and people in extreme poverty.

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Validation of the FCV-19 Scale and Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 in the Population of Mozambique, East Africa

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“…Research conducted in numerous countries have revealed a deterioration of mental health and an increase in anxiety disorders [6,7,8,9]. By applying the FCV-19S fear of COVID-19 scale in the study, the relationship between the fear and demographic variables, such as age, gender, general health, marital status and belonging in a high-risk group has been revealed [10,11,12,9,13]. There is also evidence that health anxiety, regular media use and social media use have impact on the fear of COVID-19 [14].…”

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Predictors of Mental Health After the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland

Długosz

2021

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The aim of the article is to determine the predictors of mental health among Polish society. Research was conducted after the first wave of the pandemic. Due to such an approach, it was possible to determine whether secondary effects of the pandemic have impact on mental health, apart from socio-demographic and psychological factors. In order to gather the research material, the CAWI on-line survey method was applied and carried out within the framework of the Ariadna Research Panel on the sample of 1079 Poles aged 15 and over. The FCV-19S scale, which is used to measure the fear of COVID-19 was applied in the measurement. It is a verified diagnostic instrument used to measure mental health in a lot of countries. The results of a hierarchical regression analysis have shown that the factors which increase the level of fear of COVID-19 are demographic, social and psychological features as well as attitudes towards the pandemic. The results of research indicate the significance of social context in the analysis and explanation of the effects of disasters and cataclysms.

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Effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on individuals with spinal cord injury: Mental health and use of telehealth

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Grasdal

Leong³

et al. 2022

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Introduction Limited access to health care services and the self‐isolation measures due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic may have had additional unintended negative effects, affecting the health of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Objectives To examine the perceived influence of the COVID‐19 pandemic on individuals with SCI. First, this study looked to understand how the pandemic affected the use and perception of telehealth services for these individuals. Second, it investigated the effect of COVID‐19 on mental health. Design Cross‐sectional online survey. Setting Individuals with SCI living in the community in British Columbia, Canada. Patients This survey was offered to individuals with SCI and had 71 respondents, with 34% living in a rural setting and 66% in an urban setting. Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures Telehealth utility, Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD‐7), Fear of COVID‐19 scale (FCV‐19S), and Perceived Vulnerability to Disease (PVD). Results Telehealth use in the SCI population has increased from 9.9% to 25.4% over the pandemic, with rates of telehealth use in urban centers nearing those of rural participants. Thirty‐one percent of respondents had probable depression and 7.0% had probable generalized anxiety disorder as measured by a score of ≥10 on the PHQ‐9 and GAD‐7, respectively. The mean scores on FCV‐19S and PVD were 17.0 (6.6 SD) and 4.29 (1.02 SD), respectively. Conclusion Telehealth use during COVID‐19 has more than doubled. It is generally well regarded by respondents, although only a fourth of the SCI population has reported its use. With this in mind, it is important to understand the barriers to further adoption. In addition, higher rates of probable depression were seen than those estimated by pre‐pandemic studies in other countries.

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Fear of COVID-19 scale: Assessing fear of the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil

Cited by 85 publications

References 33 publications

Validation of the FCV-19 Scale and Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 in the Population of Mozambique, East Africa

Validation of the FCV-19 Scale and Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 in the Population of Mozambique, East Africa

Predictors of Mental Health After the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland

Effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on individuals with spinal cord injury: Mental health and use of telehealth

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