Asimakopoulou Evanthia, Paoullis Panagiotis, Shegani Antonio, Argyriadis Alexandros, Argyriadi Agathi, Patelarou Evridiki, Patelarou Athina
Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Frederick University, Nicosia 1036, Cyprus.
School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King's College London, King's Health Partners, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK.
Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Oct 22;10(11):2118. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10112118.
The growing fatigue of citizens due to the COVID-19 pandemic has already been addressed and its results are visible and threatens citizen compliance. The aim of this study was to translate and validate the Pandemic Fatigue Scale (PFS) in the Greek language. A cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2021 to March 2022. The translation and cultural adaptation process was developed according to the research protocols among the university student population in Cyprus and tested the psychometric properties of PFS. Three hundred thirty-four subjects participated in the study through a web survey, which included general information and the study process. The internal consistency for the total PFS showed good reliability (six items, a = 0.88). A weak statistically significant positive correlation was found between the PFS and the Greek versions of Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment—GAD-7 (r = 0.1.96; p < 0.001) and the PFS and Patient Health Questionnaire—PHQ-9 (r = 0.173; p = 0.002) demonstrating good concurrent validity. Recovering from the pandemic, it is necessary to build systems to detect and respond to future healthcare crises. The results suggest that the psychometric properties of the Greek PFS are satisfactory. The measure of pandemic fatigue allows for identifying fatigue groups for targeted interventions and testing how pandemic fatigue might be reduced in such situations.
由于新冠疫情，公民日益感到疲惫，这一问题已得到关注，其结果显而易见，且对公民的依从性构成威胁。本研究的目的是将《大流行疲劳量表》（PFS）翻译成希腊语并进行验证。于2021年10月至2022年3月开展了一项横断面研究。根据研究方案，在塞浦路斯大学生群体中开展了翻译和文化调适过程，并测试了PFS的心理测量特性。334名受试者通过网络调查参与了该研究，调查内容包括一般信息和研究过程。PFS总分的内部一致性显示出良好的信度（6个条目，α = 0.88）。PFS与希腊版广泛性焦虑症评估量表——GAD-7（r = 0.196；p < 0.001）以及PFS与患者健康问卷——PHQ-9（r = 0.173；p = 0.002）之间存在微弱的统计学显著正相关，表明具有良好的同时效度。从疫情中恢复过来后，有必要建立系统来检测和应对未来的医疗危机。结果表明，希腊语PFS的心理测量特性令人满意。大流行疲劳的测量有助于识别疲劳群体以便进行有针对性的干预，并测试在这种情况下如何减轻大流行疲劳。
