Health Sciences Doctorate School, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain.
Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Mar 10;102(10):e33045. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033045.
There is still a generalized feeling of uncertainty in the population due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, as restrictions on daily routines and social contact, accompanied by a large number of infections, negatively affect different areas of people's lives and, therefore, their mental health. The aim of the present study was to assess the presence of anxiety and fear of COVID-19 in the general UK population, using the Anxiety and Fear to COVID-19 Assessment Scale (Ansiedad y Miedo al COVID-19) (AMICO) scale. A descriptive, cross-sectional study based on a questionnaire was conducted in a sample of the UK general population in 2021. Socio-demographic and employment variables were included. The AMICO scale was included to measure fear and anxiety about COVID-19. The relationship between variables was studied with a categorical regression analysis. In general, participants regarded themselves as well-informed about the pandemic, although 62.6% had only received 1 dose of the vaccine. Regarding the AMICO scale the total score was 4.85 (out of 10; standard deviation 2.398). Women showed higher scores for the AMICO than men. The bivariate analysis revealed statistically significant differences in relation to self-confidence, amount of information received, and vaccination variables as related to the mean AMICO scores. An average level of anxiety and fear of COVID-19 is shown in the general UK population, which is lower than most of the studies that assessed the impact of the pandemic on the general population.
由于 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行，人们普遍感到不确定，日常生活和社交接触受到限制，同时伴随着大量感染，这对人们生活的不同领域产生了负面影响，从而影响了他们的心理健康。本研究旨在使用 COVID-19 恐惧和焦虑评估量表（Ansiedad y Miedo al COVID-19）（AMICO）评估英国普通人群中 COVID-19 引起的焦虑和恐惧的存在。这是一项基于问卷调查的描述性横断面研究，于 2021 年在英国普通人群中进行。纳入了社会人口统计学和就业变量。采用 AMICO 量表来衡量对 COVID-19 的恐惧和焦虑。采用分类回归分析研究变量之间的关系。一般来说，参与者认为自己对大流行有很好的了解，尽管 62.6%的人只接种了一剂疫苗。关于 AMICO 量表，总分为 4.85（满分 10 分；标准差 2.398）。女性的 AMICO 得分高于男性。单变量分析显示，与自我信心、收到的信息量和疫苗接种变量有关的 AMICO 平均得分存在统计学差异。英国普通人群中表现出平均水平的 COVID-19 焦虑和恐惧，这低于评估大流行对普通人群影响的大多数研究。
