Adaptation and Validation of the Malay Version of the SAVE-9 Viral Epidemic Anxiety Scale for Healthcare Workers

Fatin Syafiqah Wasimin, Sean Chern Choong Thum, Mathias Wen Leh Tseu, Assis Kamu, Chong Mun Ho (), Nicholas Tze Ping Pang (), Seockhoon Chung () and Walton Wider
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Fatin Syafiqah Wasimin: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia
Sean Chern Choong Thum: Department of Psychiatry, Universiti Putra Malaysia Teaching Hospital, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
Mathias Wen Leh Tseu: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia
Assis Kamu: Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia
Nicholas Tze Ping Pang: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia
Seockhoon Chung: Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea
Walton Wider: Faculty of Business and Communications, INTI International University, Nilai 71800, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-10

Abstract: Viral epidemics have surfaced frequently over the past quarter-century, with multiple manifestations of psychological distress. This study sought to establish the psychometric properties of the Malay version of SAVE-9 among healthcare workers. A total of 203 healthcare workers across Malaysia participated in the research. The Malay version of SAVE-9 was translated and back-translated using the WHO instrument validation protocols. Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Rasch analysis were used to assess the validity and reliability of the Malay version of the SAVE-9 scale. The analysis was run using IBM SPSS 26.0 and JAPS. Cronbach’s alpha was used to measure the internal consistency of SAVE-9, which was found to be satisfactory (Cronbach’s α = 0.795). The correlations between the SAVE-9 and other measured scales (GAD-7 and PHQ-9) were statistically significant. A score of 22 was defined as a cut-off point with good sensitivity (0.578) and specificity (0.165). The Malay version of the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-9 (SAVE-9) scale is valid and reliable after testing among healthcare workers. It is psychometrically suitable to be used in assessing healthcare workers’ stress and anxiety specific to viral epidemics.

Keywords: viral epidemic; COVID-19; psychological impact; healthcare; healthcare workers; SAVE-9 scale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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