RT Journal Article
T1 Development and criterion validity of the COVID-19 anxiety and fear assessment scale: a cross sectional study.
A1 Gómez-Salgado, Juan
A1 Allande-Cussó, Regina
A1 Rodríguez-Domínguez, Carmen
A1 Domínguez-Salas, Sara
A1 Camacho-Martín, Selena
A1 Romero Ruiz, Adolfo
A1 Ruiz-Frutos, Carlos
K1 COVID-19
K1 Fear
K1 anxiety
K1 instrument development
K1 mental health
K1 public health
AB The emergence of the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which causes COVID-19 disease, has been a major public health challenge and an increase in the feeling of uncertainty of the population, who is also experiencing an increase in levels of anxiety and fear regarding the COVID-19 disease. The objective of the study was the construct and criterion validation of the Escala de evaluación de la Ansiedad y MIedo a COVID-19 (AMICO, for its acronym in Spanish) to measure both constructs in the general Spanish population. Descriptive study of psychometric validation. A field study was carried out to execute univariate and bivariate analyses, in addition to the exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis of the scale. For the criteria validity study, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and sensitivity and specificity values were calculated. The study sample was composed of 1036 subjects over 18 years of age, who resided in Spain, where 56.3% were women with a mean age of 48.11 years (SD = 15.13). The study of construct validity reported two factors and 16 items, with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.92. The scale was concurrently valid with the used gold standard and obtained sensitivity values of 90.48% and specificity values of 76%. The AMICO scale is valid and reliable for assessing the level of anxiety and fear of COVID-19 in the adult Spanish population and is highly sensitive.
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26553
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26553
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RD Apr 12, 2025