In the initial pilot assessment of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale involving 46 individuals, 26 were male and 20 were female. The mean age of the participants was 39.63 years, with an average of 9.38 years of education. Additionally, a four-point Likert scale revealed that all individuals had a high understanding of the 10-item scale.

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- extensive literature review was conducted to assess all general scales on fear. (they had accessed up to 30 different scales. The relevant and possible items were pooled and similar content or expressions were removed
-  an expert panel evaluated the 28 items and deleted 11 items
- a different expert panel reviewed the remaining 17 items and deleted 7 more.
- the 10-item scale was piloted on 46 individuals to obtain initial assessment of the scale

Development of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale

Of the 46, individuals, 26 were males and 20 were females. The mean age was 39.63 years and the number of years in education was 9.38 years. A four-point Likert scale for understanding revealed that all the individuals had a high understanding of the 10 item scale

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