Psychometric evaluation of Korean version of COVID-19 fear scale (K-FS-8): A population based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19-related fear negatively affects the public's psychological well-being and health behaviours. Although psychological distress including depression and anxiety under COVID-19 is well-established in literature, research scarcely evaluated the fear of COVID-19 with a large sample using validated scale. This study aimed to validate a Korean version of fear scale(K-FS-8) using an existing fear scale(Breast Cancer Fear Scale; 8 items) and to measure the fear of COVID-19 in South Korea. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with 2235 Korean adults from August to September 2020. The Breast Cancer Fear Scale was translated from English into Korean using forward-backward translation, and then face validity was assessed. Patient Health Questionnaire-4 and Primary Care Post-Traumatic S

SUBMITTER: Lee JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9997981 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature