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The Persian COVID stress scales (Persian-CSS) and COVID-19-related stress reactions in patients with obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders.
Khosravani, Vahid; Asmundson, Gordon J G; Taylor, Steven; Sharifi Bastan, Farangis; Samimi Ardestani, Seyed Mehdi.
  • Khosravani V; Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Asmundson GJG; Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada.
  • Taylor S; Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Sharifi Bastan F; Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
  • Samimi Ardestani SM; Departments of Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Obsessive Compuls Relat Disord ; 28: 100615, 2021 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-997177
ABSTRACT
The COVID Stress Scales (CSS) were designed to assess stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Emerging evidence indicates that people with anxiety disorders (ADs) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may be more negatively impacted by COVID-19 than those with mood disorders or healthy individuals. Accordingly, this study sought to validate the Persian CSS (Persian-CSS) and to compare COVID-19-related stress reactions among patients with specific ADs and OCD. Patients with OCD (n = 300) and ADs (n = 310) completed the Persian-CSS and other scales developed to assess anxiety-related traits and COVID-19-related distress. The Persian-CSS replicated a five-factor structure similar to the original CSS in OCD and ADs. The total CSS and its scales had good reliability and validity. Patients with generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and OCD had higher COVID-19 stress reactions than patients with social anxiety disorder and specific phobia. Patients with panic disorder had higher danger and contamination fears and xenophobia than patients with OCD. The study suggests that the Persian-CSS is a valid scale to be used in patients with OCD and ADs, each of whom differs in their specific patterns of COVID-19-related stress reactions.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: J Obsessive Compuls Relat Disord Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.jocrd.2020.100615

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: J Obsessive Compuls Relat Disord Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.jocrd.2020.100615