Scale of Concern about COVID-19 Infection in Peruvian Health Care Workers. / Escala de preocupación por el contagio de la COVID-19 en personal de la salud peruano.
Rev Colomb Psiquiatr (Engl Ed)
; 2021 Apr 28.
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em En, Es
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| ID: mdl-34147266
INTRODUCTION: The global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has generated concern about contagion, especially among healthcare workers who are on the front line. OBJECTIVE: To design and analyse the evidence of content validity, internal structure and reliability of a measure of concern about the spread of COVID-19 among Peruvian healthcare workers. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Quantitative study and instrumental design. The scale was administered to 321 health science professionals (78 males and 243 females), whose ages ranged from 22 to 64 years (38.12±9.61). RESULTS: Aiken's V-coefficient values were statistically significant. An exploratory factor analysis was performed which indicated the existence of a single factor, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirmed a satisfactory six-factor model. The CFA solution obtained adequate fit indices (RMSEA=0.079; p=0.05; TLI=0.967; IFC=0.980; GFI=0.971, and AGFI=0.931), and showed good internal consistency based on Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α=0.865; CI 95%, 0.83-0.89). CONCLUSIONS: The scale of concern for COVID-19 infection is a valid and reliable brief measure that can be used for research and professional purposes.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Peru
Idioma:
En
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Es
Revista:
Rev Colomb Psiquiatr (Engl Ed)
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Espanha