Abdelrahman Rasha, Aldawash Fouad Mohamed
College of Humanities and Sciences, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates.
Nonlinear Dynamic Research Center, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates.
Heliyon. 2022 Oct;8(10):e10875. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10875. Epub 2022 Oct 4.
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health are likely to worsen as the epidemic progresses and will last long even after the pandemic has passed. The present study developed a coronaphobia scale during the pandemic to measure its psychological effects such as fear, anxiety, and depression in the majority of the cases in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is a 35-item scale that measures anxiety symptoms connected with COVID-19 and may be used to identify people who require mental health treatment. Based on 618 adults, the reliability and validity of these items were appropriate. The scales were distributed via social media using a Google form. Internal consistency, reliability analysis, and structural equation models, particularly confirmatory factor analysis, were carried out. The elevated scores on the coronaphobia scale were associated with social phobia, anxiety, stress, and depression. The coronaphobia score distinguishes well between those with and without dysfunctional anxiety (85% specificity and 90% sensitivity). These results support the coronaphobia scale as a valid and effective tool for clinical practice and research.
随着新冠疫情的发展，其对心理健康的影响可能会恶化，并且即使在疫情过后仍会长期存在。本研究在疫情期间编制了一个新冠恐惧症量表，以测量其在阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）大多数病例中的心理影响，如恐惧、焦虑和抑郁。这是一个包含35个条目的量表，用于测量与新冠病毒相关的焦虑症状，可用于识别需要心理健康治疗的人群。基于618名成年人，这些条目的信效度良好。该量表通过谷歌表单在社交媒体上进行分发。进行了内部一致性、信度分析和结构方程模型分析，特别是验证性因素分析。新冠恐惧症量表得分升高与社交恐惧症、焦虑、压力和抑郁相关。新冠恐惧症得分能够很好地区分有无功能失调性焦虑的人群（特异性为85%，敏感性为90%）。这些结果支持将新冠恐惧症量表作为临床实践和研究的有效工具。
