Instruments to measure fear of COVID-19: a diagnostic systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has become a source of fear across the world. Measuring the level or significance of fear in different populations may help identify populations and areas in need of public health and education campaigns. We were interested in diagnostic tests developed to assess or diagnose COVID-19-related fear or phobia.

Methods

We performed a systematic review of studies that examined instruments diagnosing or assessing fear or phobia of COVID-19 (PROSPERO registration: CRD42020197100). We utilized the Norwegian Institute of Public Health's Live map of covid-19 evidence, a database of pre-screened and pre-categorized studies. The Live map of covid-19 evidence identified references published since 1 December 2019 in MEDLINE, Embase, and the Centers for Dis

SUBMITTER: Muller AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8064424 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature