RT Journal Article
T1 Measuring anxiety and fear of Covid‑19 among older people: psychometric properties of anxiety and fear of Covid‑19 scale (AMICO) in Spain
A1 Vélez Morón, Aurora
A1 Andújar Barroso, Rafael Tomás
A1 Allande Cussó, Regina
A1 García Iglesias, Juan Jesús
A1 Aquino Cárdenas, Gregoria
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
AB Background: The elderly population has proven to be a particularly vulnerable group with regard to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to study the psychometric properties of the Ansiedad y MIedo a Covid-19 scale (AMICO) on a population-based sample of elderly people.Methods: A descriptive and psychometric cross-sectional study, based on questionnaires, was carried out. An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was performed, as well as a bivariate analysis between the different sociodemographic variables with respect to the total scale score.Results: A sample of 720 adults over 65 years of age was obtained, 52.2% of whom were women. The structure of the factor of the scale showed two factors (fear and anxiety) and was confirmed with good fit parameters. The overall reliability of the scale in terms of internal consistency was α = 0.94. Conclusions: The AMICO scale is a valid and reliable instrument to measure anxiety and fear of COVID-19 in the Spanish population over 65 years of age. Women and subjects with a partner showed the highest values of fear and anxiety.
PB Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
SN 1471-2458 (electrónico)
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22030
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22030
LA eng
NO Vélez-Morón, A., Andújar-Barroso, R. T., Allande-Cussó, R., García-Iglesias, J. J., Aquino-Cárdenas, G., & Gómez-Salgado, J. (2022). Measuring anxiety and fear of Covid-19 among older people: psychometric properties of anxiety and fear of Covid-19 scale (AMICO) in Spain. In BMC Public Health (Vol. 22, Issue 1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13960-w
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 14 jul 2026