Coronavirus Anxiety Scale: A brief mental health screener for COVID-19 related anxiety.

Mental health concerns of people impacted by the coronavirus pandemic have not been adequately addressed. The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate the properties of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), which is a brief mental health screener to identify probable cases of dysfunctional...

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Publicado en:Death Studies Vol. 44; no. 7; pp. 393 - 402
Autor principal: Lee, Sherman A.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2020
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        Psychological adaptation
        Despair
        Suicidal ideation
        Anxiety diagnosis
        Experimental design
        Research methodology
        Psychology & religion
        Research evaluation
        Research methodology evaluation
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          Psychological adaptation
          Despair
          Suicidal ideation
          Anxiety diagnosis
          Experimental design
          Research methodology
          Psychology & religion
          Research evaluation
          Research methodology evaluation
          COVID-19
      ab: Mental health concerns of people impacted by the coronavirus pandemic have not been adequately addressed. The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate the properties of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), which is a brief mental health screener to identify probable cases of dysfunctional anxiety associated with the COVID-19 crisis. This 5-item scale, which was based on 775 adults with anxiety over the coronavirus, demonstrated solid reliability and validity. Elevated CAS scores were found to be associated with coronavirus diagnosis, impairment, alcohol/drug coping, negative religious coping, extreme hopelessness, suicidal ideation, as well as attitudes toward President Trump and Chinese products. The CAS discriminates well between persons with and without dysfunctional anxiety using an optimized cut score of ≥ 9 (90% sensitivity and 85% specificity). These results support the CAS as an efficient and valid tool for clinical research and practice.
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