Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale among Health Professionals

Authors : Burcu Arkan, Aylin Bostanlı, Murat Bektaş

Pages : 8-14

Doi:10.26453/otjhs.1500265

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Publication Date : 2025-03-17

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This study aimed to adapt the COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale (C-19ASS), used as a reference to take measures against anxiety, worry, perceived threats and stressors, into Turkish and to test its reliability and validity on healthcare workers. Materials and Methods: The sample of the methodological-descriptive-cross-sectional study consisted of 223 healthcare workers aged 18 years and above. \\\"Sociodemographic Data Collection Form\\\" and \\\"C-19ASS were used to obtain the data. Healthcare workers working in different cities and hospitals answered the questionnaires online using a link. Results: The scale explained 55.013% of the total variance. In EFA, the factor loadings for the two sub-dimensions were distributed between 0.487-0.909 and 0.580-0.806, respectively. The fit indices in CFA were determined as RMSEA 0.063, GFI 0.956, CFI 0.977, IFI 0.977, TLI 0.968 and NFI 0.952. Cronbach alpha values for the total scale and the two sub-dimensions were 0.891, 0.851 and 0.776, respectively. Conclusions: These findings support by showing that the Anxiety Syndrome Scale will be useful with mental status assessment and mental health services planning.
Keywords : Anksiyete, COVID-19, geçerlilik, güvenilirlik, sağlık profesyoneli