Department of Psychology, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia, USA.
Death Stud. 2020;44(7):393-401. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1748481. Epub 2020 Apr 16.
Mental health concerns of people impacted by the coronavirus pandemic have not been adequately addressed. The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate the properties of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), which is a brief mental health screener to identify probable cases of dysfunctional anxiety associated with the COVID-19 crisis. This 5-item scale, which was based on 775 adults with anxiety over the coronavirus, demonstrated solid reliability and validity. Elevated CAS scores were found to be associated with coronavirus diagnosis, impairment, alcohol/drug coping, negative religious coping, extreme hopelessness, suicidal ideation, as well as attitudes toward President Trump and Chinese products. The CAS discriminates well between persons with and without dysfunctional anxiety using an optimized cut score of ≥ 9 (90% sensitivity and 85% specificity). These results support the CAS as an efficient and valid tool for clinical research and practice.
受冠状病毒大流行影响人群的心理健康问题尚未得到充分解决。本研究旨在开发和评估冠状病毒焦虑量表（CAS）的特性，该量表是一种简短的心理健康筛查工具，用于识别与 COVID-19 危机相关的功能失调性焦虑的可能病例。该 5 项量表基于对冠状病毒感到焦虑的 775 名成年人，具有可靠的信度和效度。研究发现，CAS 得分升高与冠状病毒诊断、功能障碍、酒精/药物应对、消极宗教应对、极度绝望、自杀意念以及对特朗普总统和中国产品的态度有关。CAS 使用优化的分界值≥9（90%的敏感性和 85%的特异性）可以很好地区分有和无功能失调性焦虑的人群。这些结果支持 CAS 作为临床研究和实践的有效且有效的工具。
