Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Elderly Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Jan 4;23(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-04507-9.
During various infectious pandemics, phobia or panic has been suggested as one of the most common mental disorders. The current study reports on the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S) in Iran.
The forward-backward translation procedure was applied to translate the English version of the C19P-S into Persian. Then, content and face validity, structural validity (exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses), convergent and discriminant validity, concurrent validity, reliability, and stability were performed to evaluate the Persian version.
In all, 660 people participated in the study. The mean age of patients was 35.55 (SD = 12.24) years. Exploratory factor analysis confirmed a four-factor structure for the scale. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that almost all fitness indices for the model were satisfactory (RMSEA = 0.06, CFI = 0.96, TLI = 0.96, IFI = 0.97). The Cronbach's alpha coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for the questionnaire were 0.95 and 0.96, respectively.
The Persian version of C19P-S showed good psychometric properties and a good fit for the four-factor structure. It can now be used to assess panic disorder in therapeutic settings and identify candidates needing clinical intervention.
在各种传染性大流行期间，恐惧症或恐慌症被认为是最常见的精神障碍之一。本研究报告了在伊朗使用 COVID-19 恐惧症量表（C19P-S）的波斯语版本的心理测量特性。
采用正向-反向翻译程序将 C19P-S 的英文版本翻译成波斯语。然后，进行内容和表面效度、结构效度（探索性和验证性因素分析）、收敛和判别效度、同时效度、可靠性和稳定性评估来评估波斯语版本。
共有 660 人参与了研究。患者的平均年龄为 35.55（SD=12.24）岁。探索性因素分析证实了该量表的四因素结构。验证性因素分析表明，该模型的几乎所有拟合指数都令人满意（RMSEA=0.06，CFI=0.96，TLI=0.96，IFI=0.97）。问卷的克朗巴赫 α系数和组内相关系数（ICC）分别为 0.95 和 0.96。
C19P-S 的波斯语版本具有良好的心理测量特性，适合四因素结构。现在可以在治疗环境中使用它来评估惊恐障碍，并确定需要临床干预的候选者。
