Polish Version of the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Related to COVID-19 Questionnaire COVID-19-PTSD

Justyna Kosydar-Bochenek; Sabina Krupa; Francesca Favieri; Giuseppe Forte; Wioletta Medrzycka-Dabrowska

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.868191

Polish Version of the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Related to COVID-19 Questionnaire COVID-19-PTSD

Front Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 25:13:868191. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.868191. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Justyna Kosydar-Bochenek¹, Sabina Krupa¹, Francesca Favieri², Giuseppe Forte^{2

3}, Wioletta Medrzycka-Dabrowska⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency, Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences of the University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland.
² Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Body and Action Lab, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesiology Nursing and Intensive Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland.

Abstract

Objective: Translate and investigate psychometric properties of the Polish version of COVID-19-PTSD in a sample of healthcare workers.

Methods: The PTSD symptoms were investigated among 184 participants (physicians, nurses, and paramedics). The respondents completed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Related to COVID-19 Questionnaire (COVID-19-PTSD) via online survey. The psychometric properties (i.e., internal consistency, validity, and reliability) of the Polish version of COVID-19-PTSD were analyzed.

Results: The findings showed that the Polish version of COVID-19-PTSD is a reliable instrument. The total and subscale scores demonstrated good internal consistency. We also found that the prevalence of PTSD was reported at around 32% of healthcare workers.

Discussion: The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Related to COVID-19 Questionnaire (COVID-19-PTSD) is a first tool designed to assess the severity of PTSD symptoms related to the pandemic. The findings of our study confirmed good validity and reliability of the Polish version of COVID-19-PTSD which can be recommended to be used as a reliable screening tool to conduct psychological screening among Polish healthcare workers.

Keywords: COVID-19; PTSD; healthcare workers; pandemic; post-traumatic stress disorder; self-report questionnaire.