Arnold Trisha, Kunicki Zachary J, Rogers Brooke G, Haubrick Kayla K, Klasko-Foster Lynne, Norris Alyssa L, Drohan Megan M, Greaney Mary L, Cohen Steven A
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, USA.
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2021 Feb 22;7:2333721421997200. doi: 10.1177/2333721421997200. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on global economies and societies. Although social distancing policies are needed to contain the spread and impact of COVID-19, they also impose a psychological and economic burden on people who are already experiencing increased distress such as caregivers. Yet, few measures have been developed and validated to measure the psychosocial impact of COVID-19. Utilizing item response theory (IRT), the purpose of this study was to develop and psychometrically validate a measure of psychosocial functioning-the Psychosocial Functioning during COVID-19 (PFC-19) Questionnaire-to assess changes in social interaction, mental health, health behavior, and global functioning among a sample of informal caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analytic sample ( = 733) was recruited from Amazon Mechanic Turk (MTurk) (69% male, 55% white). Results suggest a two-factor measure, assessing global functioning (14 items) and affective response (8 items), with strong evidence for reliability, validity, and dimensionality. Future research should replicate this factor structure in other samples.
新冠疫情对全球经济和社会产生了巨大影响。虽然需要采取社交距离政策来遏制新冠病毒的传播和影响，但这些政策也给那些已经面临更大压力的人群（如护理人员）带来了心理和经济负担。然而，针对衡量新冠疫情对心理社会影响的措施却很少被开发和验证。本研究利用项目反应理论（IRT），旨在开发并从心理测量学角度验证一种心理社会功能测量工具——新冠疫情期间心理社会功能（PFC - 19）问卷，以评估新冠疫情期间一个非正式护理人员样本在社交互动、心理健康、健康行为和整体功能方面的变化。分析样本（n = 733）是从亚马逊土耳其机器人（MTurk）招募的（69%为男性，55%为白人）。结果表明该测量工具为两因素结构，分别评估整体功能（14个项目）和情感反应（8个项目），在信度、效度和维度方面有充分证据支持。未来研究应在其他样本中复制这种因素结构。
