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Questionnaire for assessing social contacts of nurses who worked with coronavirus patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Background: The aim of the present study was to develop and validate the psychometric charac- teristics of a scale measuring nurses’ experiences working with COVID-19 patients. (2) Methods: Participants were 180 Croatian nurses who worked at the department with COVID-19 patients, with a mean age of 36.8 years (range 20 to 48). Research was conducted from March to June 2020. For the purpose of construction of the scale, 10 statements were developed. Factor analysis was used to determine the factor structure and construct validity of the scale. (3) Results: The scale consisted of 9 statements divided into a three-factor structure: factor I – stigmatization and mis- trusting (4 items) ; factor II – social distancing (4 items) ; and factor III – fear of infection (2 items). Cronbach α was calculated to confirm the reliability of the scale: factor I – α = 0.80 ; factor II – α = 0.76 ; and factor III – α = 0.70. (4) Conclusion: The nurses pandemic-related experiences scale showed good psychometric properties and can be applied in future research as a standardized tool for measuring health care workers experience during COVID-19 or other infectious crisis.

COVID-19 ; nurses experience ; social distancing

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