Psychosocial Factors and Quality of Life in the Effect of Fear of COVID-19 With Cystic Fibrosis

COVID-19 Fear Scale: This scale is a one-dimensional instrument consisting of seven items with robust psychometric properties that measure fear of COVID-19. It has a 5-point Likert-type rating system (1: Strongly disagree, 5: Strongly agree). It is reliable and valid in assessing fear of COVID-19 among the general population. Turkish validity and reliability of the scale were ensured.

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS): The scale consists of 14 items. 7 of these items measure anxiety and 7 of them measure depression symptoms. The items in the scale are evaluated with a 4-point Likert scale and are based on a scoring system between 0-3.

It is an internationally comparable assessment tool developed by the World Health Organization. The scale evaluates the level of quality of life. The scale consists of 26 items. The Turkish version of WHOQOL-Bref consists of 27 items. Question 27 has been added to the Turkish version of the scale as a national environmental field and is used only in national studies. The scale includes the areas of physical health, psychological health, social relations, environment and national environment. It has a 5-point likert-type rating system. The score of each area is important on its own. Higher scores in each area indicate better quality of life. The first two questions of the quality of life scale are not included in the scoring and are evaluated separately. The number of questions, which was 26 in the original of the scale, is used as 27 in the Turkish version.