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      Miedo a la COVID-19, características sociodemográficas y de vulnerabilidad en adultos del Norte y Sur de México Translated title: Fear of COVID-19, socio-demographic and vulnerability characteristics in adults from the North and South of Mexico

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          RESUMEN: Introducción: La pandemia de COVID 19, continúa siendo un problema de salud pública sin precedentes en todo el mundo tanto en las personas enfermas y sanas. Objetivo: Determinar la asociación entre el miedo al COVID-19 con las características sociodemográficas y el estado de vulnerabilidad. Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, transversal y correlacional. Muestra: 197 participantes a partir de 18 años pertenecientes a centros de atención comunitaria de Monterrey, Nuevo León y Minatitlán, Veracruz. Muestreo intencional. Instrumento: Escala de Miedo a la COVID-19. El análisis de los datos se realizó con el SPSS versión 22, recurriendo al empleo de estadística descriptiva e inferencial. Resultados: El miedo a la COVID-19 se asoció con el sexo, mas no con el estado de vulnerabilidad y las otras variables sociodemográficas como la edad, escolaridad, situación laboral y lugar de residencia. Conclusión: Con base al propósito del estudio se encontró que únicamente el sexo se asocia con el miedo a la COVID-19. Mas hombres que mujeres reportaron tener menos miedo, lo que puede explicar las principales prevalencias de esta enfermedad en este grupo poblacional.

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          ABSTRACT: Introduction: The COVID 19 pandemic continues to be an unprecedented public health problem worldwide for both sick and healthy people. Objective: Determine the association between the fear of COVID-19 with the socio-demographic characteristics and the status of vulnerability. Material and methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study. Sample: 197 participants 18 or older who belong to community-care centers in Monterrey, Nuevo León and Minatitlan, Veracruz. Intentional sampling. Instrument used: Fear of COVID-19 scale. Data assessment was performed with SPSS version 22, using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Fear of COVID-19 was associated with the person’s sex, but not with the status of vulnerability and the other socio-demographic variables such as age, schooling, employment status, and place of residence. Conclusion: Based on the purpose of the study, it was found that only the sex variable was associated with fear of COVID-19. More men than women reported having less fear, which may explain the higher prevalence of this disease in this population group.

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          The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence

          Summary The December, 2019 coronavirus disease outbreak has seen many countries ask people who have potentially come into contact with the infection to isolate themselves at home or in a dedicated quarantine facility. Decisions on how to apply quarantine should be based on the best available evidence. We did a Review of the psychological impact of quarantine using three electronic databases. Of 3166 papers found, 24 are included in this Review. Most reviewed studies reported negative psychological effects including post-traumatic stress symptoms, confusion, and anger. Stressors included longer quarantine duration, infection fears, frustration, boredom, inadequate supplies, inadequate information, financial loss, and stigma. Some researchers have suggested long-lasting effects. In situations where quarantine is deemed necessary, officials should quarantine individuals for no longer than required, provide clear rationale for quarantine and information about protocols, and ensure sufficient supplies are provided. Appeals to altruism by reminding the public about the benefits of quarantine to wider society can be favourable.
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            The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and Initial Validation

            Background The emergence of the COVID-19 and its consequences has led to fears, worries, and anxiety among individuals worldwide. The present study developed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) to complement the clinical efforts in preventing the spread and treating of COVID-19 cases. Methods The sample comprised 717 Iranian participants. The items of the FCV-19S were constructed based on extensive review of existing scales on fears, expert evaluations, and participant interviews. Several psychometric tests were conducted to ascertain its reliability and validity properties. Results After panel review and corrected item-total correlation testing, seven items with acceptable corrected item-total correlation (0.47 to 0.56) were retained and further confirmed by significant and strong factor loadings (0.66 to 0.74). Also, other properties evaluated using both classical test theory and Rasch model were satisfactory on the seven-item scale. More specifically, reliability values such as internal consistency (α = .82) and test–retest reliability (ICC = .72) were acceptable. Concurrent validity was supported by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (with depression, r = 0.425 and anxiety, r = 0.511) and the Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Scale (with perceived infectability, r = 0.483 and germ aversion, r = 0.459). Conclusion The Fear of COVID-19 Scale, a seven-item scale, has robust psychometric properties. It is reliable and valid in assessing fear of COVID-19 among the general population and will also be useful in allaying COVID-19 fears among individuals.
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                Enfermería Global
                Enferm. glob.
                Universidad de Murcia (Murcia, Murcia, Spain )
                1695-6141
                2022
                : 21
                : 66
                : 139-157
                Affiliations
                [3] Murcia Murcia orgnameUniversidad de Murcia orgdiv1Facultad de Enfermería Spain
                [1] Monterrey orgnameUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León orgdiv1Facultad de Enfermería Mexico carlos_valtier7@ 123456hotmail.com
                [4] Sabinas Hidalgo Nuevo León orgnameHospital General de Sabinas Hidalgo orgdiv1Secretaría de Salud de Nuevo León México
                [2] Minatitlán orgnameUniversidad Veracruzana orgdiv1Facultad de Enfermería Mexico
                Article
                S1695-61412022000200139 S1695-6141(22)02106600139
                10.6018/eglobal.489541
                07b43b94-345f-4ac3-b618-512c6bab9d5e

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 International License.

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                : 16 August 2021
                : 28 November 2021
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                Community Care,Adults,Coronavirus infections,Fear,Atención Comunitaria,Adultos,infecciones por Coronavirus,Miedo

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