Adaptation and initial psychometric study of the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 scale in the United Kingdom population
ObjectiveThe aim of the study was the initial psychometric study to validate the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 (AMICO) assessment scale in the general population of the United Kingdom population.Materials and methodsA descriptive, cross-sectional, psychometric validation and descriptive study was con...
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| author | Cristina Morgado-Toscano Cristina Morgado-Toscano Regina Allande-Cussó Javier Fagundo-Rivera Yolanda Navarro-Abal Jose Antonio Climent-Rodríguez Juan Gómez-Salgado Juan Gómez-Salgado |
| author_facet | Cristina Morgado-Toscano Cristina Morgado-Toscano Regina Allande-Cussó Javier Fagundo-Rivera Yolanda Navarro-Abal Jose Antonio Climent-Rodríguez Juan Gómez-Salgado Juan Gómez-Salgado |
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| description | ObjectiveThe aim of the study was the initial psychometric study to validate the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 (AMICO) assessment scale in the general population of the United Kingdom population.Materials and methodsA descriptive, cross-sectional, psychometric validation and descriptive study was conducted, performing univariate and bivariate analyses, as well as exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.ResultsThe sample was 658 people living in the United Kingdom over 16 years. Of the total, 80.5% were female, with a mean age of 48.25 years (SD = 14.861). A mean score for the AMICO scale of 4.85 (SD = 2.398) was obtained, with a range of scores from 1 to 10. The study of percentiles and quartiles allowed for the identification of three proposed levels of anxiety.ConclusionThe AMICO_UK scale is reliable to measure the presence of anxiety and fear related to the COVID-19 disease in the United Kingdom population. The majority of the United Kingdom population presented low levels of anxiety and fear at the time the scale was administered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a6d06c9bfea145ba9be23ffba46d6dc52023-02-06T05:05:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402023-02-011410.3389/fpsyt.2023.10711461071146Adaptation and initial psychometric study of the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 scale in the United Kingdom populationCristina Morgado-Toscano0Cristina Morgado-Toscano1Regina Allande-Cussó2Javier Fagundo-Rivera3Yolanda Navarro-Abal4Jose Antonio Climent-Rodríguez5Juan Gómez-Salgado6Juan Gómez-Salgado7Health Sciences Doctorate, University of Huelva, Huelva, SpainHealth Sciences Research Unit: Nursing, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalNursing, University of Seville, Seville, SpainCentro Universitario de Enfermería Cruz Roja, University of Seville, Seville, SpainFaculty of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, Huelva, SpainFaculty of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, Huelva, SpainDepartment of Sociology, Social Work and Public Health, Faculty of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, Huelva, SpainSafety and Health Postgraduate Programme, Escuela de Posgrado, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, EcuadorObjectiveThe aim of the study was the initial psychometric study to validate the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 (AMICO) assessment scale in the general population of the United Kingdom population.Materials and methodsA descriptive, cross-sectional, psychometric validation and descriptive study was conducted, performing univariate and bivariate analyses, as well as exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.ResultsThe sample was 658 people living in the United Kingdom over 16 years. Of the total, 80.5% were female, with a mean age of 48.25 years (SD = 14.861). A mean score for the AMICO scale of 4.85 (SD = 2.398) was obtained, with a range of scores from 1 to 10. The study of percentiles and quartiles allowed for the identification of three proposed levels of anxiety.ConclusionThe AMICO_UK scale is reliable to measure the presence of anxiety and fear related to the COVID-19 disease in the United Kingdom population. The majority of the United Kingdom population presented low levels of anxiety and fear at the time the scale was administered.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1071146/fullanxietyCOVID-19fearscalesUnited Kingdom |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Morgado-Toscano Cristina Morgado-Toscano Regina Allande-Cussó Javier Fagundo-Rivera Yolanda Navarro-Abal Jose Antonio Climent-Rodríguez Juan Gómez-Salgado Juan Gómez-Salgado Adaptation and initial psychometric study of the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 scale in the United Kingdom population Frontiers in Psychiatry anxiety COVID-19 fear scales United Kingdom |
| title | Adaptation and initial psychometric study of the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 scale in the United Kingdom population |
| title_full | Adaptation and initial psychometric study of the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 scale in the United Kingdom population |
| title_fullStr | Adaptation and initial psychometric study of the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 scale in the United Kingdom population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adaptation and initial psychometric study of the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 scale in the United Kingdom population |
| title_short | Adaptation and initial psychometric study of the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 scale in the United Kingdom population |
| title_sort | adaptation and initial psychometric study of the anxiety and fear of covid 19 scale in the united kingdom population |
| topic | anxiety COVID-19 fear scales United Kingdom |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1071146/full |
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