The instrument only contains seven items that are needed to fill out. This is beneficial to a chaotic hospital where Doctors are needed to move and assess patients quickly. It also has many different language options making it more inclusive to more neglected social populations that have a harder time accessing healthcare.

Benefits of the FCV-19S in Healthcare 

With it being shorter, the instrument is not multidimensional and has the potential to provide a less comprehensive measure of the patient's symptoms. This has lead to other researchers neglecting the measuring tool.

Limitations of the FCV-19S in Healthcare

The researchers conducted further testing on the instrument and found that the tools psychometric properties were not as restricted as once thought and did accurately assess the intended purpose of psychological stress related to COVID.

The Reasons Why the FCV-19S is a Reliable Measure of Psychological Stress Related to COVID 

A previously debated measuring tool that research has found to be an accurate and reliable way to measure stress and fear related to the COVID-19, resulting in different behaviors.

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 Psychological responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have been found to highly correlate with fear and stress. This high association leads to different responding behaviors. The overwhelming amount of data is creating a need to find a way to best measure amounts of stress and fear.

The Psychological Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Stress and Fear

Pakpour, Amir H., et al. “Assessing Psychological Response to the Covid-19: The Fear of Covid-19 Scale and the Covid Stress Scales.” International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 19, no. 6, 2020, pp. 2407–2410., https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00334-9. 

A valid and reliable instrument that measures a person's psychological reaction or response due to COVID 19. 

COVID Stress Scales (CSS)

It shows the different behaviors associated with different levels of stress regarding the COVID 19 pandemic. These behaviors are very common and impactful, therefore, need to be assessed. Low levels of stress for example could correlate with only increased washing of hands versus high levels of stress correlating with disruptive behaviors like overbuying supplies.

Why is Creating an Accurate Measuring Tool of Psychological Stress Important?

Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S)

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