2020
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-37662/v1
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Comparison of Fear of COVID-19 in Medical and Nonmedical Personnel in a Public Hospital in Mexico

Abstract: The world is social distancing and compulsory confinement has caused stress, psychological instability, stigmatization, fear, and discrimination in the general population. In this cross-sectional survey study, we administered the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) to hospital medical and nonmedical personnel. A total of 1,216 participants were included in the study. We found that the global FCV-19S mean score was 16.4 ± 6.1, with a significant difference between women and men’s scores. Medical students presented… Show more

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“…In contrast, in a study performed in hospital personnel in the same region as this study, the level of fear is lower in healthcare professionals and overall hospital staff (Barbosa-Camacho et al 2020;García-Reyna et al 2020). This could be due to a greater comprehension of the disease and easier access to protective measures than the general population.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 68%
“…In contrast, in a study performed in hospital personnel in the same region as this study, the level of fear is lower in healthcare professionals and overall hospital staff (Barbosa-Camacho et al 2020;García-Reyna et al 2020). This could be due to a greater comprehension of the disease and easier access to protective measures than the general population.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 68%
“…This is not surprising because survivors of other infectious diseases like Ebola in West Africa and SARS pandemic in Asia faced similar situations (Denis-Ramirez et al, 2017;Lee et al, 2005). The results of the present study mirror instances of stigma towards COVID-19 survivors in Malawi, Mexico, Jordan, India and China (Abuhammad et al, 2020;Barbosa-Camacho et al, 2020;Chibwana et al, 2020;Rodríguez-Bolaños et al, 2020). In these countries, the survivors of COVID-19 have faced physical violence, insults, evictions, rejection and denied public transport (Abuhammad et al, 2020;Barbosa-Camacho et al, 2020;Chibwana et al, 2020).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 75%
“…In the context of COVID-19 pandemic, instances of stigma towards COVID-19 survivors have been witnessed in Malawi, Mexico, Jordan, India and China (Abuhammad, 2020;Barbosa-Camacho et al, 2020;Chibwana et al, 2020;Rodríguez-Bolaños et al, 2020). The survivors have faced physical violence, insults, evictions, rejection and denied public transport (Abuhammad, 2020;Barbosa-Camacho et al, 2020;Chibwana et al, 2020). This may attributed many unknown things and uncertainties about the pandemic (WHO, 2020), leading to misconceptions.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moderate correlations with depression ( r =0.42) and anxiety ( r =0.51) were reported. Validation studies were performed with samples from Russia and Belarus [ 66 ], Italy [ 67 ], Bangladesh [ 68 ], Turkey [ 69 ], Saudi Arabia [ 70 ], Israel [ 71 ], India [ 72 ], Greece [ 73 ], the United States [ 74 ], Spain [ 75 ], Japan [ 76 ], Cuba [ 77 ], and Mexico [ 78 ]. Overall, the FCV-19S has shown robust psychometric properties across validation studies; the findings predominantly support a unidimensional factor structure.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%