ReviewPsychology research and behavior management2022
Item Response Theory Analysis of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S): A Systematic Review.
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- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stress and other psychological factors in pregnant women giving birth during the first wave of the pandemic.Reproductive health · 2022Trial
- Validation of the Canadian English and French Versions of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in Quebec Nursing Staff.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Psychometric properties of anxiety sensitivity Index-3 among Chinese college students and its preliminary application among this population experiencing campus lockdown.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Article
- Predictors of the Fear of COVID-19 in Individuals with Schizophrenia: a Prospective Study.International journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Assessing the Fear of Covid-19 in Psychiatric Patients: Results from an Italian Multicentric Study.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2024Article
- Exploring internet addiction during Covid-19 pandemic: a comparative study considering psychological, social, familial and individual aspects in University students.Health science reports · 2024Article
- The relationship between fear of COVID-19 and adherence to personal protective measures in a sample of Iranian healthcare providers: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Perceived risk of COVID-19 hurts mental health: the mediating role of fear of COVID-19 and the moderating role of resilience.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Fear of COVID-19 among oral health professionals in South Africa.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2024Article
- Characteristic Behaviors of Pain During Movement in the Older Individuals with Dementia.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Expanding Protection Motivation Theory to explain vaccine uptake among United Kingdom and Taiwan populations.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
- Is vaccine hesitancy related to mental health after the adjustment of the zero-COVID-19 strategy in the elderly? A mediation analysis in China.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
- The development of the fear of earthquake scale: validity and reliability study in Türkiye after the 2023 earthquake.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Fear of COVID-19 among patients with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection: A cross-sectional study in Estonian family practices.The European journal of general practice · 2023Article
- Fear of COVID-19 and parental violence: The mediating role of parental burnout and child perceived as difficult.Child abuse & neglect · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated with Eating Disorders in Military First Line of Defense against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study during the Second Epidemic Wave in Peru.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Social media addiction as a mediator of the associations between fear of COVID-19, mental health symptoms, and problematic alcohol use.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- COVID-19 or threat of a nuclear war in Europe? A cross-sectional study of anxiety levels in adults living in Portugal.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing and is not yet under control. Evidence regarding the impacts of COVID-19 on psychological distress has been widely reported worldwide, and one of the primary concerns regarding psychological distress is fear (ie, fear of COVID-19). Therefore, having a robust instrument for assessing fear of COVID-19 is important. The present systematic review aimed to synthesize the psychometric evidence evaluated using item response theory (IRT) on the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S). Methods: Utilizing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, four academic databases (Scopus, PubMed Central, ProQuest, and ISI Web of Knowledge) were used to search target papers. Keywords used for search were "Fear of COVID-19 Scale" and its abbreviation (ie, "FCV-19S") and IRT-related terms. The COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist was then applied to evaluate the methodological quality of the reviewed papers. Moreover, psychometric properties using IRT methods were synthesized using a qualitative method. Results: The initial search resulted in 552 papers (73 duplicates) and 479 were screened based on their titles and abstracts. Finally, 16 papers were included for review regarding their methodological quality (via COSMIN) to synthesize the psychometric evidence for FCV-19S. The 16 papers included 21 countries with 16 language versions of FCV-19S. Conclusion: All the psychometric evidence indicated that the seven items in the FCV-19S fit with the concept of fear. The FCV-19S is a strong and valid instrument for assessing fear across different languages. The seven items in the FCV-19S appear to be unidimensional in assessing fear, which indicates that all items are necessary in the FCV-19S.
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