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Arabic COVID-19 Psy...
Arabic COVID-19 Psychological Distress Scale: Development and initial validation
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- Fares, Zine.El.Abiddine (author)
- Psychological and Educational Research Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Djillali Liabes, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
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- Al-Tammemi, Ala'a B. (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för epidemiologi och global hälsa,Doctoral School of Health Sciences, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary; Department of Family and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- F. Gadelrab, Hesham (author)
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Kuwait; Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Lin, Chung-Ying (author)
- Institute of Allied Health Sciences, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Aljaberi, Musheer A. (author)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Taiz University, Taiz, Yemen; Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Serdang, Malaysia; Faculty of Applied Science, Lincoln University College, Selangor, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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- Alhuwailah, Amthal (author)
- Department of Psychology, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Roubi, Mohammed Lakder (author)
- Department of Psychology, Al Jouf University, Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia
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- 2021-06-17
- 2021
- English.
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In: BMJ Open. - : BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. - 2044-6055. ; 11:6
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Abstract
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- Objective: To develop a psychometrically reliable instrument to assess psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic across Arab countries.Design: The new instrument was developed through the review of relevant literature. We adapted multiple items from the following tools: The Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Social Phobia Inventory, Health Anxiety Inventory, Swine Influenza Anxiety Scale and the Arabic Scale of Death Anxiety to design our new assessment tool which is called COVID-19 Psychological Distress Scale (CPDS). For psychometric analyses and validation, we conducted a cross-sectional study that solicited data through a web-based survey using the newly developed CPDS.Setting and participants: This validation study was conducted in four Arab countries, including Algeria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. A total of 1337 participants from these countries have voluntarily responded to our survey questionnaire that included the newly developed scale.Results: The final version of the CPDS comprised 12 items. Participants from Algeria (n=447), Kuwait (n=437), Saudi Arabia (n=160) and Yemen (n=293) have completed the 12-item CPDS. Exploratory factor analysis (used on the Algerian sample) suggested a two-factor structure of the CPDS. The two-factor structure was then supported by the confirmatory factor analysis with an independent sample. Additionally, Rasch analyses showed that all the items fit well in their embedded construct; only one item showed somewhat substantial differential item functioning across gender and country.Conclusion: The 12-item CPDS was found to be measurement invariant across country and gender. The CPDS, with its promising psychometric properties, might help healthcare professionals to identify people with COVID-19-induced psychological distress.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- adult psychiatry
- anxiety disorders
- COVID-19
- depression & mood disorders
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