@article{10272/22233,
year = {2023},
month = {2},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22233},
abstract = {Objective: The 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 methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, psychometric validation and
descriptive study was conducted, performing univariate and bivariate analyses, as
well as exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
Results: The 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.
Conclusion: The 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},
organization = {Funding for open access charge: University of Huelva / CBUA.},
publisher = {Frontiers Media},
title = {Adaptation and initial psychometric study of the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 scale in the United Kingdom population},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1071146},
author = {Morgado Toscano, Cristina and Allande Cussó, Regina and Fagundo Rivera, Javier and Navarro Abal, Yolanda and Climent Rodríguez, José Antonio and Gómez Salgado, Juan},
}