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The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and Initial Validation

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The FCV-19S, a seven-item scale, has robust psychometric properties and is reliable and valid in assessing fear of COVID-19 among the general population and will also be useful in allaying CO VID-19 fears among individuals.
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Background: The emergence of the COVID-19 and its consequences has led to fears, worries, and anxiety among individuals worldwide. The present study developed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) t ...

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Effects of COVID-19 Fear on Society's Quality of Life.

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A perception-based study to explore COVID-19 pandemic stress and its factors in Bangladesh

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COVID-19 fear and compliance in preventive measures precautions in workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Social-ecological factors related to preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea

Sou Hyun Jang
- 31 Mar 2022 - 
TL;DR: In this article , a web survey involving 1,500 participants was conducted in December 2020 and an OLS regression was used to examine the multilevel factors (individual, interpersonal, community, and policy levels) related to COVID-19 preventive measures, which are based on wearing a mask, washing hands, covering the mouth when coughing or sneezing, and social distancing.
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Fear and anxiety among COVID-19 Screening Clinic Beneficiaries of a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India.

TL;DR: In this article, a cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 398 participants aged 18 years and above who attended the screening clinic of a tertiary care hospital of eastern India and participants were assessed using Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) and Fear of COVID-19 scale which are validated screening scales.
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