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Outbreak anxiety scale: Development, validity, and reliability.

Esra Yazici¹, Elif Kose², Caglar Turan¹

¹Department of Psychiatry, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.

Northern Clinics of Istanbul

|December 15, 2021

Summary

A new Outbreak Anxiety Scale (OAS) was developed to measure anxiety during epidemics. This valid and reliable tool helps assess psychological distress in outbreak situations.

Keywords:

Anxiety COVID-19 pandemics reliability and validity

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Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Epidemiology
Psychometrics

Background:

Epidemic and pandemic outbreaks cause significant stress, exacerbating psychiatric symptoms, particularly anxiety.
Existing assessment tools are not specific to outbreak periods, highlighting a need for specialized measures.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a scale for assessing anxiety specifically related to epidemic and pandemic outbreaks.
To provide a tool for evaluating psychological distress during public health crises.

Main Methods:

A 15-item Likert-type scale, the Outbreak Anxiety Scale (OAS), was developed.
Scale reliability and validity were assessed using data from 311 online participants.
Statistical analyses included Cronbach's Alpha, Spearman-Brown coefficients, factor analysis, and correlation with established anxiety inventories.

Main Results:

The OAS demonstrated high internal consistency with a Cronbach's Alpha of 0.94.
The scale exhibited acceptable content validity, construct validity, and criterion validity.
Concurrent and discriminant validity were supported by correlations with the Beck Anxiety Inventory and Health Anxiety Inventory.

Conclusions:

The Outbreak Anxiety Scale is a psychometrically sound instrument for measuring anxiety during epidemic and pandemic events.
The OAS provides a reliable tool for clinicians and researchers to assess outbreak-related anxiety.