Translation, Adaptation and Validation of the Pandemic Fatigue Scale (PFS) in the Greek Language

Abstract

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.

Pandemic Fatigue and Vaccine Hesitancy among People Who Have Recovered from COVID-19 Infection in the Post-Pandemic Era: Cross-Sectional Study in China

“…Pandemic fatigue, defined by the WHO as "distress which can result in demotivation to follow recommended protective behaviors, emerging gradually over time and affected by several emotions, experiences, and perceptions", has been determined as an additional hurdle and risk factor to adherence to health-protective behavior by the public [15,16]. Originally developed by Lilleholt et al, the Pandemic Fatigue Scale (PFS) is a subjective questionnaire that has been used to measure subjects' fatigue from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as from the beginning of future pandemics [17]. Many factors affect vaccine hesitancy, such as basic demographic characteristics, trust in the government, risk perception of the pandemic, knowledge of COVID-19 and vaccines, and trust in the safety and efficacy of vaccines [11,[18][19][20][21].…”

Évaluation de la structure factorielle et des qualités psychométriques de l'Échelle de Fatigue Pandémique parmi la population adulte québécoise: Evaluation of the factorial structure and psychometric qualities of the Pandemic Fatigue Scale among Quebec adult population

“…Ce résultat corrobore ceux de Lilleholt et coll., 11,12 d'Asimakopoulou et coll. 26 et de Kurt et coll. 29 Seuls les résultats de Rodriguez-Blazquez et coll.…”

“…Ce constat avait également été observé par d'autres auteurs. 11,15,19,25,26 Enfin, les valeurs des coefficients G-H suggèrent que les construits de l'ÉFP peuvent être répliqués dans les futures recherches.…”

“…11 Dans un article récent, Asimakopoulou et coll. 26 ont collecté des données dans une université située sur l'île de Chypre avec l'ÉFP. Une analyse factorielle confirmatoire (AFC) a montré qu'elles s'ajustaient bien à un modèle hiérarchique de second ordre.…”