Lin, Chung-Ying and Griffiths, Mark D. and Pakpour HA, Amir (2021) 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”. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.
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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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RN Health |
| Divisions: | University Portal > research center > sdh |
| Depositing User: | pr SDH research |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Feb 2022 10:26 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Feb 2022 10:26 |
| URI: | http://eprints.qums.ac.ir/id/eprint/11333 |
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