Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics – 9 Items Scale – Chinese Version

Description

The Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-9 items scale (SAVE-9) was developed by Professor Seockhoon Chung and his colleagues in South Korea in 2021. It is designed to assess the anxiety and stress levels of healthcare workers in the face of viral epidemics, specifically the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and future outbreaks of viral diseases. The scale consists of 9 items that cover the fears related to infection risk, the impact on physical health, avoidance by others, and work-related stress.

Authors and Contact Email

Seockhoon Chung et al.
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Purpose

The purpose of the SAVE-9 scale is to evaluate the anxiety and stress experienced by healthcare workers when confronted with viral epidemics.

Test Year

2021

Administration Method and Scoring

The SAVE-9 scale consists of 9 items rated on a Likert scale, where responses are scored as follows: 0 Never, 1 Rarely, 2 Sometimes, 3 Often, 4 Always.

Reliability and Validity

The scale exhibits good reliability and validity, with Cronbach’s α coefficients ranging from 0.744 to 0.910 in different regions among healthcare workers.

Factors and Subscales

维度 1：“对病毒流行病的焦虑” (Dimension 1: “Anxiety Regarding Viral Epidemics”)
维度 2：“与病毒流行相关的工作压力” (Dimension 2: “Work-related Stress Associated with Viruses”)

Keywords

Viral epidemics, healthcare workers, anxiety, stress, SAVE-9, Covid-19

Items in Chinese

1. 您害怕疫情会一直持续下去吗？
2. 您担心您的健康状况会因为病毒而变差吗？
3. 您担心自己被病毒感染吗？
4. 与平时相比，您会对轻微的身体改变更敏感吗？
5. 您是否担心即使感染病毒的风险已经降低，但周围的人仍会避开您？
6. 经历疫情后，您的职业产生怀疑吗？
7. 经历疫情后，您会避免为疑似感染病人进行诊疗吗？
8. 您担心您的家人或朋友会因为您而被感染吗？
9. 您觉得您的同事会因为您被隔离使工作量变多并责怪您吗？

Items in English

1. Are you afraid the virus outbreak will continue indefinitely?
2. Are you afraid your health will worsen because of the virus?
3. Are you worried that you might get infected?
4. Are you more sensitive towards minor physical symptoms than usual?
5. Are you worried that others might avoid you even after the infection risk has been minimized?
6. Do you feel skeptical about your job after going through this experience?
7. After this experience, do you think you will avoid treating patients with viral illnesses?
8. Do you worry your family or friends may become infected because of you?
9. Do you think that your colleagues would have more work to do due to your absence from a possible quarantine and might blame you?

References

杜欣洁.病毒流行压力和焦虑量表的汉化及应用[D].山西医科大学,2023.DOI:10.27288/d.cnki.gsxyu.2023.001313