Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Physiology Area, Agrarian Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Unaí, Brazil.
Health Sciences Department, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, Brazil.
Death Stud. 2022;46(3):533-542. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1809786. Epub 2020 Aug 26.
We investigated the fear of COVID-19 infection after proper translation and cultural adaptation of the "Fear of COVID-19 Scale" to the Brazilian Portuguese language. A sample of 1,743 Brazilian participants were included. The scale showed excellent psychometric characteristics. Women showed higher anxiety levels. Fear of COVID-19 scores were lower in males with occupational risk of contamination. On the other hand, women and younger individuals showed higher fear of COVID-19 infection scores. The Brazilian Fear of COVID-19 Scale proved to be a reliable tool with excellent psychometric properties for identifying fear of COVID-19 infection in the Brazilian population.
我们对“COVID-19 恐惧量表”进行了适当的翻译和文化适应，以调查巴西葡萄牙语的 COVID-19 感染恐惧。共纳入了 1743 名巴西参与者。该量表具有良好的心理计量学特性。女性表现出更高的焦虑水平。有职业污染风险的男性的 COVID-19 恐惧评分较低。另一方面，女性和年轻个体的 COVID-19 感染恐惧评分较高。巴西 COVID-19 恐惧量表是一种可靠的工具，具有良好的心理计量学特性，可用于识别巴西人群对 COVID-19 感染的恐惧。
