Skip to main content
Erschienen in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 2/2022

10.11.2020 | COVID-19 | Original Article Zur Zeit gratis

Mental Health Screening for COVID-19: a Proposed Cutoff Score for the Greek Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S)

verfasst von: V. A. Nikopoulou, V. Holeva, Eleni Parlapani, P. Karamouzi, P. Voitsidis, G. N. Porfyri, A. Blekas, K. Papigkioti, S. Patsiala, I. Diakogiannis

Erschienen in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Ausgabe 2/2022

Einloggen, um Zugang zu erhalten

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic elicited fear. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) is a newly developed self-reported measure, originally developed in Persian to assess COVID-19-related fear. To date, the scale has been translated and validated in 19 other languages, among which Greek. This study, conducted through an online survey, aimed to further explore the validity of the Greek FCV-19S version, as well as to identify appropriate cutoff scores. A total of 538 respondents completed the sociodemographic data sheet, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale, the Short Health Anxiety Inventory, and the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder-8 inventory. According to the results, a cutoff point score of 16.5 or higher revealed a significant predictive power for anxiety, health anxiety, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Altogether, although the cutoff scores of the Greek FCV-19S version were explored to further evaluate the scale’s validity, they may facilitate discrimination of adults with extreme COVID-19-related fear from those with normal fear reactions.
Literatur
Zurück zum Zitat Ahorsu, D. K., Lin, C. Y., Imani, V., Saffari, M., Griffiths, M. D., & Pakpour, A. H. (2020). The fear of COVID-19 scale: development and initial validation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00270-8. Ahorsu, D. K., Lin, C. Y., Imani, V., Saffari, M., Griffiths, M. D., & Pakpour, A. H. (2020). The fear of COVID-19 scale: development and initial validation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11469-020-00270-8.
Zurück zum Zitat Barrios, I., Ríos-González, C., O’Higgins, M., González, I., García, O., Díaz, N. R., Castaldelli-Maia, J.M., Ventriglio, A., & Torales, J. (2020). Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S). Research Square Preprints. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-33345/v1. Barrios, I., Ríos-González, C., O’Higgins, M., González, I., García, O., Díaz, N. R., Castaldelli-Maia, J.M., Ventriglio, A., & Torales, J. (2020). Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S). Research Square Preprints. https://​doi.​org/​10.​21203/​rs.​3.​rs-33345/​v1.
Zurück zum Zitat Blekas, A., Voitsidis, P., Athanasiadou, M., Parlapani, E., Chatzigeorgiou, A. F., Skoupra, M., Syngelakis, M., Holeva, V., & Diakogiannis, I. (2020). COVID-19: PTSD symptoms in Greek healthcare professionals. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. (TRA-2020-2091 [tra-1198]). In press. Blekas, A., Voitsidis, P., Athanasiadou, M., Parlapani, E., Chatzigeorgiou, A. F., Skoupra, M., Syngelakis, M., Holeva, V., & Diakogiannis, I. (2020). COVID-19: PTSD symptoms in Greek healthcare professionals. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. (TRA-2020-2091 [tra-1198]). In press.
Zurück zum Zitat Broche-Pérez, Y., Fernández-Fleites, Z., Jiménez-Puig, E., Fernández-Castillo, E., & Rodríguez-Martin, B. C. (2020). Gender and fear of COVID-19 in a Cuban population sample. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00377-y. Broche-Pérez, Y., Fernández-Fleites, Z., Jiménez-Puig, E., Fernández-Castillo, E., & Rodríguez-Martin, B. C. (2020). Gender and fear of COVID-19 in a Cuban population sample. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11469-020-00377-y.
Zurück zum Zitat Chi, X., Chen, S., Chen, Y., Chen, D., Yu, Q., Guo, T., Cao, Q., Zheng, X., Huang, S., Hossain, M., Stubbs, B., Yeung, A., & Zou, L. (2020). Psychometric evaluation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale among Chinese population. PsyArXiv Preprints. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/t5jne. Chi, X., Chen, S., Chen, Y., Chen, D., Yu, Q., Guo, T., Cao, Q., Zheng, X., Huang, S., Hossain, M., Stubbs, B., Yeung, A., & Zou, L. (2020). Psychometric evaluation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale among Chinese population. PsyArXiv Preprints. https://​doi.​org/​10.​31234/​osf.​io/​t5jne.
Zurück zum Zitat Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences, 2nd edn. Á/L. Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences, 2nd edn. Á/L.
Zurück zum Zitat Clark, D. M., & Oates, M. (2014). Improving access to psychological therapies: measuring improvement and recovery adult services. National Health Service England. Clark, D. M., & Oates, M. (2014). Improving access to psychological therapies: measuring improvement and recovery adult services. National Health Service England.
Zurück zum Zitat Doshi, D., Karunakar, P., Sukhabogi, J. R., Prasanna, J. S., & Mahajan, S. V. (2020). Assessing coronavirus fear in Indian population using the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00332-x. Doshi, D., Karunakar, P., Sukhabogi, J. R., Prasanna, J. S., & Mahajan, S. V. (2020). Assessing coronavirus fear in Indian population using the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11469-020-00332-x.
Zurück zum Zitat Ebrahimi, A., Rief, W., Mirshahzadeh, P., Zanjani, H. A., Dehsorkhi, H. N., Roohafza, H., Feizi, A., & Adibi, P. (2018). Psychometric properties of the Persian version of screening for Somatic Symptom Disorders-7 (SOMS-7). Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 13(4), 264–273.PubMedPubMedCentral Ebrahimi, A., Rief, W., Mirshahzadeh, P., Zanjani, H. A., Dehsorkhi, H. N., Roohafza, H., Feizi, A., & Adibi, P. (2018). Psychometric properties of the Persian version of screening for Somatic Symptom Disorders-7 (SOMS-7). Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 13(4), 264–273.PubMedPubMedCentral
Zurück zum Zitat Huarcaya-Victoria, J., Villarreal-Zegarra, D., Podestà, A., Luna-Cuadros, M. A. (2020). Psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in general population of Lima, Peru. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00354-5. Huarcaya-Victoria, J., Villarreal-Zegarra, D., Podestà, A., Luna-Cuadros, M. A. (2020). Psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in general population of Lima, Peru. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11469-020-00354-5.
Zurück zum Zitat Leonidou, C., & Panayiotou, G. (2016). Assessing health anxiety with the Greek SHAI: psychometric properties and identification of correlates and predictors. European Health Psychologist, 18(S), 526. Leonidou, C., & Panayiotou, G. (2016). Assessing health anxiety with the Greek SHAI: psychometric properties and identification of correlates and predictors. European Health Psychologist, 18(S), 526.
Zurück zum Zitat Mahmood, Q. K., Jafree, S. R., & Qureshi, W. A. (2020). The psychometric validation of FCV19S in Urdu and socio-demographic association with fear in the people of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province in Pakistan. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00371-4. Mahmood, Q. K., Jafree, S. R., & Qureshi, W. A. (2020). The psychometric validation of FCV19S in Urdu and socio-demographic association with fear in the people of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province in Pakistan. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11469-020-00371-4.
Zurück zum Zitat Morriss, R., Patel, S., Malins, S., Guo, B., Higton, F., James, M., Wu, M., Brown, P., Boycott, N., Kaylor-Hughes, C., Morris, M., Rowley, E., Simpson, J., Smart, D., Stubley, M., Kai, J., & Tyrer, H. (2019). Clinical and economic outcomes of remotely delivered cognitive behaviour therapy versus treatment as usual for repeat unscheduled care users with severe health anxiety: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMC Medicine, 17(1), Article 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1253-5. Morriss, R., Patel, S., Malins, S., Guo, B., Higton, F., James, M., Wu, M., Brown, P., Boycott, N., Kaylor-Hughes, C., Morris, M., Rowley, E., Simpson, J., Smart, D., Stubley, M., Kai, J., & Tyrer, H. (2019). Clinical and economic outcomes of remotely delivered cognitive behaviour therapy versus treatment as usual for repeat unscheduled care users with severe health anxiety: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMC Medicine, 17(1), Article 16. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1186/​s12916-019-1253-5.
Zurück zum Zitat Pakpour, A. H., Griffiths, M. D., & Lin, C. Y. (2020). Assessing psychological response to the COVID-19: the Fear of COVID-19 Scale and the COVID Stress Scales. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00334-9. Pakpour, A. H., Griffiths, M. D., & Lin, C. Y. (2020). Assessing psychological response to the COVID-19: the Fear of COVID-19 Scale and the COVID Stress Scales. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11469-020-00334-9.
Zurück zum Zitat Pang, N. T. P., Kamu, A., Hambali, N. L. B., Mun, H. C., Kassim, M. A., Mohamed, N. H., Ayu, F., Rahim, S. S. S. A., Omar, A., & Jeffree, M. S. (2020). Malay version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale: validity and reliability. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00355-4. Pang, N. T. P., Kamu, A., Hambali, N. L. B., Mun, H. C., Kassim, M. A., Mohamed, N. H., Ayu, F., Rahim, S. S. S. A., Omar, A., & Jeffree, M. S. (2020). Malay version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale: validity and reliability. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11469-020-00355-4.
Zurück zum Zitat Parlapani, E., Holeva, V., Nikopoulou, V. A., Sereslis, K., Athanasiadou, M., Godosidis, A., Stephanou, T., & Diakogiannis, I. (2020a). Intolerance of uncertainty and loneliness in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00842. Parlapani, E., Holeva, V., Nikopoulou, V. A., Sereslis, K., Athanasiadou, M., Godosidis, A., Stephanou, T., & Diakogiannis, I. (2020a). Intolerance of uncertainty and loneliness in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychiatry. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​3389/​fpsyt.​2020.​00842.
Zurück zum Zitat Parlapani, E., Holeva, V., Voitsidis, P., Blekas, A., Gliatas, I., Porfyri, G. N., Golemis, A., Papadopoulou, K., Dimitriadou, A., Chatzigeorgiou, A. F., Bairachtari, V., Patsiala, S., Skoupra, M., Papigkioti, K., Kafetzopoulou, C., & Diakogiannis, I. (2020b). Fear of COVID-19 and behavioral responses to the pandemic in a Greek population. Frontiers in Psychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00821. Parlapani, E., Holeva, V., Voitsidis, P., Blekas, A., Gliatas, I., Porfyri, G. N., Golemis, A., Papadopoulou, K., Dimitriadou, A., Chatzigeorgiou, A. F., Bairachtari, V., Patsiala, S., Skoupra, M., Papigkioti, K., Kafetzopoulou, C., & Diakogiannis, I. (2020b). Fear of COVID-19 and behavioral responses to the pandemic in a Greek population. Frontiers in Psychiatry. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​3389/​fpsyt.​2020.​00821.
Zurück zum Zitat Reznik, A., Gritsenko, V., Konstantinov, V., Khamenka, N., & Isralowitz, R. (2020). COVID-19 fear in Eastern Europe: validation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00283-3. Reznik, A., Gritsenko, V., Konstantinov, V., Khamenka, N., & Isralowitz, R. (2020). COVID-19 fear in Eastern Europe: validation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11469-020-00283-3.
Zurück zum Zitat Sakib, N., Bhuiyan, A .K. M. I., Hossain, S., Al Mamun, F., Hosen, I., Abdullah, A. H., Sarker, M. A., Mohiuddin, M. S., Rayhan, I., Hossain, M., Sikder, M. T., Gozal, D., Muhit, M., Islam, S. M. S., Griffiths, M. D., Pakpour, A. H., & Mamun, M. A. (2020). Psychometric validation of the Bangla Fear of COVID-19 Scale: confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00289-x. Sakib, N., Bhuiyan, A .K. M. I., Hossain, S., Al Mamun, F., Hosen, I., Abdullah, A. H., Sarker, M. A., Mohiuddin, M. S., Rayhan, I., Hossain, M., Sikder, M. T., Gozal, D., Muhit, M., Islam, S. M. S., Griffiths, M. D., Pakpour, A. H., & Mamun, M. A. (2020). Psychometric validation of the Bangla Fear of COVID-19 Scale: confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11469-020-00289-x.
Zurück zum Zitat Satici, B., Gocet-Tekin, E., Deniz, M. E., & Satici, A. S. (2020). Adaptation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale: its association with psychological distress and life satisfaction in Turkey. International Journal of Mental Health Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00294-0. Satici, B., Gocet-Tekin, E., Deniz, M. E., & Satici, A. S. (2020). Adaptation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale: its association with psychological distress and life satisfaction in Turkey. International Journal of Mental Health Addiction. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11469-020-00294-0.
Zurück zum Zitat Soraci, P., Ferrari, A., Abbiati, F. A., Del Fante, E., De Pace, R., Urso, A., & Griffiths, M. D. (2020). Validation and psychometric evaluation of the Italian version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00277-1. Soraci, P., Ferrari, A., Abbiati, F. A., Del Fante, E., De Pace, R., Urso, A., & Griffiths, M. D. (2020). Validation and psychometric evaluation of the Italian version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11469-020-00277-1.
Zurück zum Zitat Tsipropoulou, V., Nikopoulou, V. A., Holeva, V., Nasika, Z., Diakogiannis, I., Sakka, S., Kostikidou, S., Varvara, C., Spyridopoulou, E., & Parlapani, E. (2020). Psychometric properties of the Greek version of FCV-19S. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00319-8. Tsipropoulou, V., Nikopoulou, V. A., Holeva, V., Nasika, Z., Diakogiannis, I., Sakka, S., Kostikidou, S., Varvara, C., Spyridopoulou, E., & Parlapani, E. (2020). Psychometric properties of the Greek version of FCV-19S. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11469-020-00319-8.
Zurück zum Zitat Williams, K. C. (2012). Fear appeal theory. Research in Business and Economics Journal, 5(1), 1–21. Williams, K. C. (2012). Fear appeal theory. Research in Business and Economics Journal, 5(1), 1–21.
Zurück zum Zitat Winter, T., Riordan, B., Pakpour, A., Griffiths, M., Mason, A., Poulgrain, J., & Damian, S. (2020). Evaluation of the English version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale and its relationship with behavior change and political beliefs. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/mvtd8. Winter, T., Riordan, B., Pakpour, A., Griffiths, M., Mason, A., Poulgrain, J., & Damian, S. (2020). Evaluation of the English version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale and its relationship with behavior change and political beliefs. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://​doi.​org/​10.​31234/​osf.​io/​mvtd8.
Metadaten
Titel
Mental Health Screening for COVID-19: a Proposed Cutoff Score for the Greek Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S)
verfasst von
V. A. Nikopoulou
V. Holeva
Eleni Parlapani
P. Karamouzi
P. Voitsidis
G. N. Porfyri
A. Blekas
K. Papigkioti
S. Patsiala
I. Diakogiannis
Publikationsdatum
10.11.2020
Verlag
Springer US
Schlagwort
COVID-19
Erschienen in
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Ausgabe 2/2022
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Elektronische ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00414-w

Weitere Artikel der Ausgabe 2/2022

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 2/2022 Zur Ausgabe

Demenzkranke durch Antipsychotika vielfach gefährdet

23.04.2024 Demenz Nachrichten

Wenn Demenzkranke aufgrund von Symptomen wie Agitation oder Aggressivität mit Antipsychotika behandelt werden, sind damit offenbar noch mehr Risiken verbunden als bislang angenommen.

Weniger postpartale Depressionen nach Esketamin-Einmalgabe

Bislang gibt es kein Medikament zur Prävention von Wochenbettdepressionen. Das Injektionsanästhetikum Esketamin könnte womöglich diese Lücke füllen.

„Psychotherapie ist auch bei sehr alten Menschen hochwirksam!“

22.04.2024 DGIM 2024 Kongressbericht

Die Kombination aus Medikamenten und Psychotherapie gilt als effektivster Ansatz bei Depressionen. Das ist bei betagten Menschen nicht anders, trotz Besonderheiten.

Auf diese Krankheiten bei Geflüchteten sollten Sie vorbereitet sein

22.04.2024 DGIM 2024 Nachrichten

Um Menschen nach der Flucht aus einem Krisengebiet bestmöglich medizinisch betreuen zu können, ist es gut zu wissen, welche Erkrankungen im jeweiligen Herkunftsland häufig sind. Dabei hilft eine Internetseite der CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Update Psychiatrie

Bestellen Sie unseren Fach-Newsletter und bleiben Sie gut informiert.