RT Journal Article
T1 Anxiety and fear related to coronavirus disease 2019 assessment in the Spanish population: A cross-sectional study
A1 Allande-Cussó, Regina
A1 Linares Manrique, Marta
A1 Gómez-Salgado, Juan
A1 Romero Ruiz, Adolfo
A1 Romero-Martín, Macarena
A1 García-Iglesias, Juan J.
A1 Ruiz-Frutos, Carlos
K1 Anxiety
K1 Coronavirus disease 2019
K1 Public health
K1 Stress
K1 Fear
K1 Questionnaire
K1 Survey
K1 Ansiedad
K1 COVID-19
K1 Salud pública
K1 Estrés fisiológico
K1 Miedo
K1 Encuestas y cuestionarios
AB Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide, compromising the responsiveness of governments and states and thus generating anxiety and fear at the population level.Objective: To assess the level of anxiety and fear of coronavirus disease 2019 in a Spanish adult population group. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study, using the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 assessment scale (AMICO, for its acronym in Spanish). The sample was composed of 1038 subjects. Univariate and bivariate statistical analyses were performed, after analysis of normality in the data distribu tion. Categorical regression analyses were also executed. Findings: The total sample size was 1036 subjects, 56.3% was made up of females, with a mean age of 48.11 years (SD =15.13). The mean score obtained on the AMICO scale was 5.54 points (SD =1.83), with a score range between 1.22 and 10. Bivariate analysis only demonstrated statis tically significant differences in the mean score of the scale and the variables: sex, marital status, work area and academic level. The executed categorical regression analysis revealed an R2 value of 0.75 and a significance of p=0.00. Conclusions: The results obtained show that the Spanish population presents moderate anxiety levels to coronavirus disease 2019. Women, married, with primary and/or secondary education level, and working in the public transport, services and/or hospitality sectors are more likely to have high levels of fear and anxiety. Application to Practice: These results could be used for therapeutic and preventive psycho logical interventions, and also to plan new research under sex perspective and observing the socio-economic environment.
PB Sage Publications
SN 0036-8504
YR 2021
FD 2021-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4048
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4048
LA en
NO Allande-Cussó R, Linares Manrique M, Gómez-Salgado J, Romero Ruiz A, Romero-Martín M, García-Iglesias JJ, et al. Anxiety and fear related to coronavirus disease 2019 assessment in the Spanish population: A cross-sectional study. Sci Prog. 2021 Jul-Sep;104(3):368504211038191
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RD Apr 11, 2025