"The Fear of Covid-19 Familial Infection Scale" Turkish Validity and Reliability Study

Abstract

This study is to adapt “The Fear of COVID-19 Familial Infection Scale’ into Turkish and to find out its validity and reliability. The population of this methodological study was healthcare professionals who were reached online (through email, whatsapp) between 10 and 30 September, 2020. The sample consisted of 352 healthcare professionals who met the research criteria, who accepted to participate in the study and who answered the scales within the specified dates.Total Cronbach’s a coefficient of the scale was 0.88, while it was 0.92 for “Fear of infecting others” dimension and 0.86 for “Perception of Others’ fear of being infected by me” dimension. (Exploratory Factor Analysis) EFA and (Confirmatory Factor Analysis) CFA confirmed the two-factor structure of the scale. Good fit index values were obtained as a result of CFA. The Turkish version of the scale is valid and reliable. This scale is considered to be important in evaluating the fear level of healthcare workers and providing supportive programs and trainings according to their needs.