Open AccessTranslation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale into French-Canadian and English-Canadian and Validation in the Nursing Staff of Quebec
Author(s) -
Céline Gélinas,
Christine Maheu,
Mélanie LavoieTremblay,
Mélissa Richard-Lalonde,
Maria Cecília Bueno Jayme Gallani,
Émilie Gosselin,
Maude Hébert,
Éric Tchouaket,
José Côté
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
science of nursing and health practices
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2561-7516
DOI - 10.7202/1077985ar
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , covid-19 , cronbach's alpha , nursing , psychology , pandemic , health care , medicine , clinical psychology , psychometrics , geography , cartography , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economic growth , economics
: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Quebec has been one ofthe most affected provinces in Canada. Rising fear of COVID-19 is inevitable amonghealthcare workers, and a new scale was developed to measure this type of fear, the Fear ofCOVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S). Aims: To translate the FCV-19S intoFrench-Canadian and English-Canadian, and to validate both versions in the nursing stafffrom Quebec. Methods : A cross-sectional online survey was sent toapproximately 15 000 nursing staff including nurses and licensed practical nurses amongthose who had consented to their respective Order to be contacted for research. Theforward-backward method was used to translate the FCV-19S into French-Canadian andEnglish-Canadian. Both versions along with stress and work-related questionnaires, were usedto establish validity. Results : A total of 1708 nursing staff, with amajority of women, completed the survey (1517 and 191 completed the French-Canadian andEnglish-Canadian versions). A unidimensional scale was confirmed for both versions withCronbach alphas of 0.90 and 0.88. Discriminative values showed higher fear levels in women,and in generation X (40-56 years old). Higher fear levels were also found in nursing staffworking in long-term care facilities, provided care to COVID-19 patients who died, and thosewho felt less prepared to provide safe care. Convergent associations were found between fearlevels, stress, work satisfaction, and turnover intention. Discussion andconclusion : A rigorous approach was used to translate the fear of COVID-19 scaleinto French-Canadian and English-Canadian. Both Canadian versions of the FCV-19S supported avalid unidimensional scale in Quebec nursing staff.