The growing fatigue of citizens due to the COVID-19 pandemic has already been addressed and its results are visible and threatens citizen compliance. The aim of this study was to translate and validate the Pandemic Fatigue Scale (PFS) in the Greek language. A cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2021 to March 2022. The translation and cultural adaptation process was developed according to the research protocols among the university student population in Cyprus and tested the psychometric properties of PFS. Three hundred thirty-four subjects participated in the study through a web survey, which included general information and the study process. The internal consistency for the total PFS showed good reliability (six items, a = 0.88). A weak statistically significant positive correlation was found between the PFS and the Greek versions of Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment—GAD-7 (r = 0.1.96; p < 0.001) and the PFS and Patient Health Questionnaire—PHQ-9 (r = 0.173; p = 0.002) demonstrating good concurrent validity. Recovering from the pandemic, it is necessary to build systems to detect and respond to future healthcare crises. The results suggest that the psychometric properties of the Greek PFS are satisfactory. The measure of pandemic fatigue allows for identifying fatigue groups for targeted interventions and testing how pandemic fatigue might be reduced in such situations.
Recent studies highlight the fact that the establishment of an inclusive school is regarded as a requirement for the growth of a pluralistic, democratic society in which each form of diversity is welcomed and valued and the maintenance of social justice is a top priority. The aim of this research was to design and validate the Self-Assessment Inclusion Scale (SAIS) and test it in the population of teachers in Greece and Cyprus. The SAIS scale aims to self-assess the participants’ inclusive competence. Its ultimate goal is to help people to consider their skills, knowledge, and awareness of themselves in their interactions with others. The validation of the SAIS scale took place between October 2022 and February 2023 in 401 teachers in Greece and Cyprus using convenient sampling. The sample consisted of all school grades teachers. The findings imply that the participants were willing to consider their teaching methods and behavior and that they were aware of some of their own biases and stereotypes. In conclusion, the self-assessment scale used in this study to assess inclusive competence was found to be valid and useful in assessing participants' cultural awareness, knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes.
The World Health Organisation emphasizes the importance of training future healthcare practitioners to practice respectful and person-centred health care. The importance of this can be demonstrated in the example of cultural competence, which has been observed to be associated with improved patient satisfaction and concordance with recommended treatment. The aim of this study was to translate and validate in the Greek language the Cultural Competence Self-assessment Checklist of the Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society and test it in the population of health scientists in Cyprus. A cross-sectional analysis took place between October 2021 and January 2022 in 300 health scientists in Cyprus using convenient sampling. The sample consisted of doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers and physiotherapists. In order to test the questionnaire internal consistency reliability we used the Cronbach coefficient alpha. After the translation of the Cultural Competence Self-assessment Checklist there was a Cronbach alpha indication of 0.7 in all three thematic units of the checklist. 300 participants filled in the research tool, 241 women (80.3%) and 59 men (19.6). Only 2% of the sample had attended a cultural competence training before or had an expertise. The Greek version of the Cultural Competence Self-assessment Checklist of the Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society is a valid instrument that can be used in the Greek language referring to health scientists both in Cyprus and Greece. Keywords: Cultural Competence, health professionals, validation in Greek, self assessment.
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