The Chikungunya anxiety scale (CHIKAS): Development, validation, and relationship between its items and illness-related factors

The Chikungunya anxiety scale (CHIKAS): Development, validation, and relationship between its items and illness-related factors

Background: Paraguay has recently experienced an exponential increase in chikungunya cases, leading to psychological distress, particularly anxiety. Aim: To develop and validate the Chikungunya Anxiety Scale (CHIKAS). Materials and Methods: An initial scale of 18 items was used, which was subjected...

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Main Authors: Julio Torales, Iván Barrios, Gladys Estigarribia, Guillermo Sequera, Jose Almiron-Santacruz, Marcelo O'Higgins, Rodrigo Navarro, Osvaldo Melgarejo, Israel Gonzalez-Urbieta, Tomás Caycho-Rodriguez, João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia, Antonio Ventriglio, Dinesh Bhugra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Industrial Psychiatry Journal
Subjects:
anxiety
chikungunya
factor analysis
psychometrics
Online Access:http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2023;volume=32;issue=3;spage=117;epage=126;aulast=Torales

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