Psychometric Properties of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale: a Response to Mercado-Lara et al. "Validity and Reliability of the Spanish Version of Fear of COVID-19 Scale in Colombian Physicians".

Lin, Chung-Ying; Griffiths, Mark D; Pakpour, Amir H

Lin, Chung-Ying; Griffiths, Mark D; Pakpour, Amir H.

Lin CY; Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Griffiths MD; International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ UK.
Pakpour AH; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Bahounar BLV, 3419759811 Qazvin, Iran.

Int J Ment Health Addict ; : 1-3, 2021 Sep 13.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2269114

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ABSTRACT

A paper reporting the psychometric properties of the Spanish Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) among Colombian physicians was recently published in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Although we welcome the translation and validation of our seven-item scale, this commentary outlines some major concerns we have with the study especially the removal of two items in developing a five-item FCV-19S. Based on these concerns, we strongly recommend that healthcare providers and researchers should use the five-item FCV-19S with caution.

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Fear of COVID-19 Scale; Psychometric scale adaptation; Reliability; Spanish FCV-19S; Validity

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Country/Region as subject: South America / Colombia Language: English Journal: Int J Ment Health Addict Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S11469-021-00635-7

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