Perceived fear of COVID-19 infection according to sex, age and occupational risk using the Brazilian version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale.
Eric Francelino AndradeLuciano José PereiraAna Paula Luiz de OliveiraDébora Ribeiro OrlandoDébora Almeida Galdino AlvesJanina de Sales GuilarducciPaula Midori CasteloPublished in: Death studies (2020)
We investigated the fear of COVID-19 infection after proper translation and cultural adaptation of the "Fear of COVID-19 Scale" to the Brazilian Portuguese language. A sample of 1,743 Brazilian participants were included. The scale showed excellent psychometric characteristics. Women showed higher anxiety levels. Fear of COVID-19 scores were lower in males with occupational risk of contamination. On the other hand, women and younger individuals showed higher fear of COVID-19 infection scores. The Brazilian Fear of COVID-19 Scale proved to be a reliable tool with excellent psychometric properties for identifying fear of COVID-19 infection in the Brazilian population.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- prefrontal cortex
- psychometric properties
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms
- type diabetes
- pregnant women
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- metabolic syndrome
- mass spectrometry
- skeletal muscle
- climate change
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk