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COVID-19 contagion concern scale (PRE-COVID-19): Validation in Cuban patients with type 2 diabetes.
Caycho-Rodríguez, Tomás; Vilca, Lindsey W; Corrales-Reyes, Ibraín Enrique; Hernández-García, Frank; Pérez, Antonio Pupo; Quintana, Patricia González; Pérez García, Enrique Rolando; Lazo Herrera, Luis Alberto; White, Michael.
  • Caycho-Rodríguez T; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Privada del Norte, Lima, Perú. Electronic address: tomas.caycho@upn.pe.
  • Vilca LW; Departamento de Psicología, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Perú.
  • Corrales-Reyes IE; Servicio de Cirugía Maxilofacial, Hospital General Universitario Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma, Bayamo, Granma, Cuba.
  • Hernández-García F; Centro Provincial de Atención y Educación al Paciente Diabético, Hospital Provincial General Docente "Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola", Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. José Asse Yara", Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Ciego de Ávila, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba.
  • Pérez AP; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "General Calixto García", Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Quintana PG; Facultad de Medicina No. 1. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • Pérez García ER; Policlínico Universitario Área Norte, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. José Assef Yara", Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Ciego de Ávila, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba.
  • Lazo Herrera LA; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna" Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río Pinar del Río Cuba.
  • White M; Dirección General de Investigación, Universidad Peruana Unión, Perú.
Diabetes Metab Syndr ; 15(5): 102245, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1356197
ABSTRACT

AIMS:

It is important to have valid and reliable measures to determine the psychological impact of COVID-19 in patients with diabetes; however, few instruments have been developed and validated for this population. Therefore, the aim of this study was to validate the Scale of Worry for Contagion of COVID-19 (PRE-COVID-19) in a sample of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

A total of 219 patients (66.2% female, mean age 58.5 SD = 18.2) participated, selected through non-probabilistic sampling. The PRE-COVID-19 and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-2 were applied. Reliability analysis was performed for internal consistency, structural equation modeling and item response theory modeling.

RESULTS:

The results show that a unidimensional 5-item model presents satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices and excellent reliability values. Likewise, convergent validity between the PRE-COVID-19 and a measure of anxiety is evident. All items present adequate discrimination parameters, allowing for discerning between those patients with critical concern about COVID-19 contagion from those with severe concern.

CONCLUSION:

It is concluded that the PRE-COVID-19 is an instrument with adequate psychometric properties to measure concern about COVID-19 infection and the emotional impact in patients with DM.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Psychometrics / Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Caribbean / Cuba Language: English Journal: Diabetes Metab Syndr Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Psychometrics / Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Caribbean / Cuba Language: English Journal: Diabetes Metab Syndr Year: 2021 Document Type: Article