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. 2020 Sep;32(Suppl 1):5-9.

A New Rating Scale (SAVE-9) to Demonstrate the Stress and Anxiety in the Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Viral Epidemic

Giuseppe Tavormina  1 , Maurilio Giuseppe Maria Tavormina, Francesco Franza, Gino Aldi, Patrizia Amici, Marilisa Amorosi, Calogero Anzallo, Alba Cervone, Donatella Costa, Immacolata D'Errico, Domenico De Berardis, Wilma Di Napoli, Sandro Elisei, Barbara Felisio, Giovanna Ferella, Desiree Harnic, Maria Rosaria Juli, Gianluca Lisa, Antonella Litta, Salvatore Marcasciano, Annapaola Mazza, Efisia Meloni, Leonardo Mendolicchio, Maria Vincenza Min, Patrizia Moretti, Mariangela Perito, Maria Russiello, Jeanne Therese Sanna, Annarita Sidari, Ileana Sinisi, Barbara Solomita, Maria Grazia Spurio, Giuseppe Stranieri, Romina Tavormina, Antonella Vacca, Federica Vellante, Sharon Vitarisi, Yong-Wook Shin, Seockhoon Chung
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A New Rating Scale (SAVE-9) to Demonstrate the Stress and Anxiety in the Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Viral Epidemic

Giuseppe Tavormina et al. Psychiatr Danub. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

The COVID-19 epidemic has been a major global public health problem during past months in Italy and in several other Countries and on the date of publication of this article, is still a serious public health problem. The health staff, engaged in the care of the sick and in the prevention of the spread of the infection have been subjected to a further increase in psychological difficulties and work-related stress, related to the workload for the continuous influx of sick and intense and close working shifts for the viral emergency. The SAVE-9 (Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics - 9 items) scale has been developed as a tool for assessing work anxiety and stress in response to the viral epidemic of health professionals working to prevent the spread of the virus and to treat infected people.

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