Validation of the French COVID-Related Thoughts and Behavioral Symptoms Questionnaire (Cov-Tabs): A self-report assessment.

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q4 NEUROSCIENCES Encephale-Revue De Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique Pub Date : 2024-02-03 DOI:10.1016/j.encep.2023.11.010

Ali Oker, Yasmine Laraki, Royce Anders, Erica Fongaro, Delphine Capdevielle, Stéphane Raffard

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Objectives: The COVID-Related Thoughts and Behavioral Symptoms (Cov-Tabs) is a self-reported questionnaire developed to identify the presence of psychological distress and anxiety-related behavior associated with COVID-19. This scale has been used since the first episodes of mass contamination of COVID-19 disease in the USA without psychometric validation analysis. The objective of this paper is to validate the French version of the Cov-TaBS.

Method: In this study, we assessed a French translation of Cov-Tabs in 300 subjects from the general population. Moreover, we assessed convergent and discriminant validities using an anxiety and depression scale and a paranoid ideation scale. Statistical analyses consisted of evaluating internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity as well.

Results: The French translation of the Cov-Tabs demonstrated high internal consistency and reliability, as well as good temporal stability over a period of less than 2 weeks. It also showed strong convergent validity with anxiety and depression traits and divergent validity with paranoid ideation.

Conclusion: Our study indicates that the French version of the Cov-Tabs has robust psychometric properties and is a valid tool for evaluating behavioral symptomatology and thoughts related to COVID-19 disease. Therefore, the French version of the Cov-Tabs is a valid tool that can be used in French-speaking individuals.

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法国 COVID 相关想法和行为症状问卷（Cov-Tabs）的验证：自我报告评估。

调查目的：COVID相关想法和行为症状量表（Cov-Tabs）是一份自我报告问卷，用于确定是否存在与COVID-19相关的心理困扰和焦虑行为。自美国首次发生 COVID-19 大规模污染以来，该量表一直在使用，但未进行心理测量验证分析。本文旨在验证 Cov-TaBS 的法文版：在这项研究中，我们对 300 名普通人群中的 Cov-TaBS 法文译本进行了评估。此外，我们还使用焦虑抑郁量表和妄想症量表评估了收敛效度和区分效度。统计分析包括评估内部一致性、测试再测可靠性和结构效度：Cov-Tabs的法文译本显示出较高的内部一致性和可靠性，在不到两周的时间内具有良好的时间稳定性。它还显示出与焦虑和抑郁特质之间很强的聚合效度，以及与偏执想法之间的发散效度：我们的研究表明，法文版 Cov-Tabs 具有强大的心理测量特性，是评估与 COVID-19 疾病相关的行为症状和思想的有效工具。因此，法文版 Cov-Tabs 是一种有效的工具，可用于讲法语的个人。

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Encephale-Revue De Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique 医学-精神病学

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4.60

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7.40%

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162

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6-12 weeks

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