Llorente-Alonso Marta, García-Ael Cristina, Topa Gabriela, Sanz-Muñoz María Luisa, Muñoz-Alcalde Irene, Cortés-Abejer Beatriz
Health Psychology Program, International School of Doctorate, National Distance Education University (UNED), C/Bravo Murillo, 38, 3ª, 28015 Madrid, Spain.
Gerencia de Asistencia Sanitaria del Área de Salud de Soria, Complejo Hospitalario de Soria, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (Sacyl), Pº Santa Bárbara s/n, 42005 Soria, Spain.
J Clin Med. 2021 Apr 10;10(8):1614. doi: 10.3390/jcm10081614.
The global emergency produced by COVID-19 has been a turning point for health organizations. Healthcare professionals have been exposed to high levels of stress and workload. Close contact with infected patients and the infectious capacity of COVID-19 mean that this group is especially vulnerable to contagion. In various countries, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale has been shown to be a fast and reliable tool. Early detection of fear complements clinical efforts to prevent emotional disorders. Thus, concepts focused on positive occupational health, such as Job Crafting or psychological empowerment (PE), have been examined as a tool to prevent mental health problems at work. In this work, we intended to adapt and validate the 7-item Fear of COVID-19 Scale in health workers ( = 194). The interpretation of the measurement model indicates adequate values of internal consistency reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity. The overall goodness of fit of the model was also adequate. The structural model indicates that the implementation of job crafting measures in health services leads to workers' greater PE. High levels of anxiety and depression prevent health professionals from psychologically detaching from work. In turn, PE can reduce the emotional disorders caused by the fear of COVID-19.
新冠疫情引发的全球紧急情况成为了卫生组织的一个转折点。医护人员承受着高强度的压力和工作量。与感染患者的密切接触以及新冠病毒的传染性意味着这一群体尤其容易受到感染。在各个国家，新冠恐惧量表已被证明是一种快速且可靠的工具。对恐惧的早期检测辅助了预防情绪障碍的临床工作。因此，诸如工作重塑或心理赋能（PE）等关注积极职业健康的概念已被作为预防工作中心理健康问题的工具进行研究。在这项研究中，我们旨在对医护人员的7项新冠恐惧量表进行改编和验证（样本量n = 194）。测量模型的解释表明其内部一致性信度、聚合效度和区分效度的值均足够。模型的整体拟合优度也足够。结构模型表明，在卫生服务中实施工作重塑措施会使员工获得更强的心理赋能。高度的焦虑和抑郁会阻碍医护人员在心理上与工作分离。反过来，心理赋能可以减少因对新冠的恐惧而导致的情绪障碍。
