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ArticlePsychiatry investigation2023

Assessing Stress and Anxiety in Firefighters During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic: A Comparative Adaptation of the Stress and Anxiety in the Viral Epidemic-9 Items and Stress and Anxiety in the Viral Epidemics-6 Items Scales.

Inn-Kyu Cho, Han Sung Lee, Kayoung Song, Oli Ahmed, Dongin Lee, Jiyoung Kim, Eulah Cho, Soomin Jang, Jeong-Hyun Kim, Seockhoon Chung

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Inn-Kyu ChoDepartment of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Han Sung LeeDepartment of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kayoung SongDepartment of Psychiatry, Veteran Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Oli AhmedDepartment of Psychology, University of Chittagong, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
Dongin LeeDepartment of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jiyoung KimDepartment of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eulah ChoDepartment of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Soomin JangDepartment of Psychiatry, SMG-SNU (Seoul National University) Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jeong-Hyun KimDepartment of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Seockhoon ChungDepartment of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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Development Fund of the Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center 2022-004Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology 20013968National Fire Agency
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Abstract

objectiveThis study assessed the reliability and validity of the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-9 items (SAVE-9) and Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 items (SAVE-6) scales for measuring viral anxiety among firefighters during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic.

methodsAn online survey was conducted among 304 firefighters assigned in Gyeonggi-do. The SAVE-9 scale, initially developed for healthcare workers, was adapted for firefighters. We compared it with the SAVE-6 scale designed for the general population among the firefighters sample. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to explore the factor structure of both scales. Internal consistency reliability was checked using Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega. Convergent validity was assessed in accordance with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scales.

resultsThe SAVE-9 scale demonstrated a Cronbach alpha of 0.880, while the SAVE-6 scale yielded an alpha of 0.874. CFA indicated good model fits for both SAVE-9 and SAVE-6 scales among firefighters sample. The SAVE-9 and SAVE-6 comparably measures viral anxiety of firefighters.

conclusionBoth of the SAVE-9 and SAVE-6 scales are reliable and valid instruments for assessing viral anxiety among firefighters during the pandemic.

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AnxietyCoronavirus disease-2019FirefighterStressStress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics–9 items

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PMID37997338
PMCPMC10678150

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