Coronaphobia among healthcare professionals in Mexico: A psychometric analysis.
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| Title: | Coronaphobia among healthcare professionals in Mexico: A psychometric analysis. |
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| Authors: | Mora-Magaña, Ignacio, Lee, Sherman A., Maldonado-Castellanos, Isaac, Jiménez-Gutierrez, Carlos, Mendez-Venegas, José, Maya-Del-Moral, Azareel, Rosas-Munive, Margarita D., Mathis, Amanda A., Jobe, Mary C. |
| Source: | Death Studies. 2022, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p280-289. 10p. 2 Diagrams, 5 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Intensive care units, COVID-19, Hospital emergency services, Medical triage, Research methodology evaluation, Research methodology, Attitude (Psychology), Psychological vulnerability, Fear, Medical personnel, Psychometrics, Multitrait multimethod techniques, Factor analysis, Anxiety, Receiver operating characteristic curves, Psychological distress |
| Geographic Terms: | Mexico |
| Abstract: | The present study examined the validity of the coronaphobia phenomenon with healthcare professionals using a psychometric approach. Using SurveyMonkey, an adapted version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale—Healthcare version (CAS-HC) was administered to 231 adult healthcare professionals in Mexico. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that dysfunctional coronavirus anxiety symptoms cohered into a reliable, single factor structure of coronaphobia. A receiver operating characteristic curve analysis indicated that the classification features of the CAS-HC were strong, but supported a less stringent cut-score for this population. Construct validity was supported by the positive correlations between the CAS-HC and measures of depression and generalized anxiety, while known groups validity was found with high CAS-HC scores exhibited by those working in emergency rooms, triage, and intensive care units. The findings collectively support the coronaphobia construct with healthcare professionals, and the finding that over one third of the participants in the study scored in the clinical range on this measure points to the critical importance of assessing and alleviating this form of distress in this vulnerable but indispensable workforce. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The present study examined the validity of the coronaphobia phenomenon with healthcare professionals using a psychometric approach. Using SurveyMonkey, an adapted version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale—Healthcare version (CAS-HC) was administered to 231 adult healthcare professionals in Mexico. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that dysfunctional coronavirus anxiety symptoms cohered into a reliable, single factor structure of coronaphobia. A receiver operating characteristic curve analysis indicated that the classification features of the CAS-HC were strong, but supported a less stringent cut-score for this population. Construct validity was supported by the positive correlations between the CAS-HC and measures of depression and generalized anxiety, while known groups validity was found with high CAS-HC scores exhibited by those working in emergency rooms, triage, and intensive care units. The findings collectively support the coronaphobia construct with healthcare professionals, and the finding that over one third of the participants in the study scored in the clinical range on this measure points to the critical importance of assessing and alleviating this form of distress in this vulnerable but indispensable workforce. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 07481187 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07481187.2020.1808762 |
