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KMID : 0385620220260010010
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Korean Journal of Psychopathology
2022 Volume.26 No. 1 p.10 ~ p.22
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Validity and Psychometric Properties of the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 Items (SAVE-6) Scale Among Nursing Students During COVID-19
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Kim Jeong-Hye
Jeon Mi-Kyeong
Ahmed Oli
Chung Seock-Hoon
Kim Seong-Yoon
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Abstract
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Background : During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, nursing students have suffered moderate levels of stress, higher than that of students in other academic majors.
Purpose : This study explores the validity and reliability of the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 Items (SAVE-6) scale as a measurement tool for anxiety responses of nursing students to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods : An online survey was conducted from 8-10 December, 2021 in South Korea. A total of 227 nursing students participated in the survey, which included the rating scales SAVE-6, 9-question Patients Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and Generalized Anxiety Disorders-7 (GAD-7). Results A confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit for the single factor structure model of SAVE-6 (χ2/df = 2.86, CFI = 1.00, TLI = 1.013, RMSEA = 0.000, and SRMR = 0.036). SAVE-6 showed good internal consistency and reliability based on Cronbach’s alpha (0.833) and McDonald’s Omega (0.838). Furthermore, it revealed good convergent validity with the GAD-7 (r = 0.518, p < 0.001) and PHQ-9 scores (r = 0.261, p < 0.001). The appropriate cut-off score of the SAVE-6 in accordance with the mild degree of GAD-7 (≥ 5) was 15 (area under the curve = 0.783, sensitivity = 0.82, specificity = 0.61).
Conclusions : SAVE-6 can measure nursing students’ virus-related anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic with good reliability and validity.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, pandemic, anxiety, stress, psychological
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