COVID-19 related mental health issues: a narrative review of psychometric properties of scales and methodological concerns in scale development.

Ramdas S RansingElona DashiSajjadur RehmanVarun MehtaAshish ChepureOzge KilicNafisatu HayatudeenLaura OrsoliniBita VahdaniFrances AdiukwuJairo M Gonzalez-DiazAmine LarnaoutMariana Pinto da CostaPaolo GrandinettiJoan Soler-VidalDrita Gashi BytyçiMohammadreza ShalbafanMarwa NofalVictor Pereira-SanchezRodrigo Ramalho

Published in: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2021)

The heterogeneous and inadequate reporting of methods adopted to evaluate the psychometric properties of the identified scales can limit their utility in clinical and research settings. We suggest developing guidelines and checklists to improve the design and testing, and result in reporting of online-administered scales to assess the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
mental health
coronavirus disease
adverse drug
sars cov
mental illness
social media
clinical practice
healthcare
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
drug induced