@article{10272/23466,
year = {2022},
month = {10},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23466},
abstract = {Objective: The effects caused by COVID-19 on the physical and mental health show the need to renew and create tools that specifically measure the fear and anxiety caused by the pandemic in healthcare professionals. The aim of the study was to measure fear and anxiety of COVID-19 in the nursing population group using a specific assessment scale.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in Spain based on questionnaires. The sample was selected by nonprobabilistic snowball sampling. Univariate and bivariate descriptive analyses were performed. For qualitative variables, a categorical regression analysis was performed.
Results: The sample consisted of 1012 nurses residing in Spain, 86.6% of whom were women, with a mean age of 40.84 years (SD = 11.51). The bivariate analysis revealed statistically significant differences in the mean score of the scale and the variables sex, level of education, m2 of the dwelling, and work area.
Conclusion: The validation of this scale provides a new management tool that should enable managers to assess anxiety and fear among their nurses, whether in the current COVID-19 pandemic or in other possible epidemiological situations to come.},
organization = {Funding for Open Access charge: Universidad de Huelva- CBUA},
publisher = {Taylor and Francis Group; Dove Press},
title = {Initial Psychometric Development of the Fear and Anxiety to COVID-19 Scale in Nursing Professionals: An Occupational Health Assessment Tool},
doi = {10.2147/RMHP.S384080},
author = {Morgado Toscano, Cristina and Allande Cussó, Regina and Fagundo Rivera, Javier and García Iglesias, Juan Jesús and Climent Rodríguez, José Antonio and Navarro Abal, Yolanda and Gómez Salgado, Juan},
}