Validity and reliability of the Pandemic Fatigue Scale (PFS) in the Turkish population.
Work
; 74(4): 1309-1319, 2023.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2298323
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The measures developed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic caused fear, stress and anxiety in people over time. It was reported that pandemic fatigue, associated with the gradual loss of motivation to follow the implemented protective measures, emerged in societies.OBJECTIVE:
This cross-sectional-methodological study aimed to validate the Turkish version of the Pandemic Fatigue Scale, developed by Lilleholt et al. (2020).METHODS:
A web-based questionnaire was conducted to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the PFS. 1149 participants from all regions in Turkey participated. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were performed.RESULTS:
As a result of the KMO and Bartlett's Test of Sphericity, the scale was suitable for the factor analysis. According to EFA, the scale has two sub-factors. The first sub-factor explained 48.7%, and the second sub-factor explained 16.7% of the total variance. Factor loadings of items varied between 0.67 and 0.89. CFA shows that acceptable fit values were obtained for the RMSEA, GFI, AGFI, CFI, NFI and IFI fit indices.CONCLUSIONS:
The results support that PFS is a valid and reliable screening tool that can be used to measure the phenomenon of pandemic fatigue.Keywords
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Work
Journal subject:
Occupational Medicine
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
WOR-211438
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