Psychometric properties of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale: a response to Mercado-Lara et al. “Validity and reliability of the Spanish version of Fear of COVID-19 Scale in Colombian physicians”

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Lin, C-Y, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524 and Pakpour, AH, 2023. Psychometric properties of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale: a response to Mercado-Lara et al. “Validity and reliability of the Spanish version of Fear of COVID-19 Scale in Colombian physicians”. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 21, pp. 973-975. ISSN 1557-1874

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Abstract

A paper reporting the psychometric properties of the Spanish Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) among Colombian physicians was recently published in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Although we welcome the translation and validation of our seven-item scale, this commentary outlines some major concerns we have with the study especially the removal of two items in developing a five-item FCV-19S. Based on these concerns, we strongly recommend that healthcare providers and researchers should use the five-item FCV-19S with caution.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Creators:	Lin, C.-Y., Griffiths, M.D. and Pakpour, A.H.
Publisher:	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date:	April 2023
Volume:	21
ISSN:	1557-1874
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1007/s11469-021-00635-7 DOI 1471834 Other
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Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	20 Sep 2021 11:05
Last Modified:	04 Apr 2023 08:35
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/44217