TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric Properties of the Zung Self-Applied Anxiety Scale
AU - Delgado Quezada, Tania Lorena
AU - Peña Contreras, Eva
AU - Cali Ramón, Denise
AU - Arias Medina, William Paúl
AU - Delgado Quezada, Tania Lorena
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Author(s) 2025.
PY - 2025/12/29
Y1 - 2025/12/29
N2 - The Zung Anxiety Scale, originally known as the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and developed by Zung in 1965, was designed in 1971. In the following study, the psychometric properties of the Zung Self-Applied Anxiety Scale were evaluated in health care personnel in Ecuador. A total of 1104 individuals participated, all employed in public health services in the province of Azuay. The sample included nurses, physicians, nursing assistants, administrative staff, administrative assistants, and other areas (age range ranged from 22 to 66 years, x̅ = 38.3 years and σ= 9). In analyzing the literature, 7 models were found and evaluated for the factor structure of the scale by exploratory analysis and confirmatory analysis. When examining the goodness-of-fit, the best-fitting model presented a trifactorial structure.
AB - The Zung Anxiety Scale, originally known as the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and developed by Zung in 1965, was designed in 1971. In the following study, the psychometric properties of the Zung Self-Applied Anxiety Scale were evaluated in health care personnel in Ecuador. A total of 1104 individuals participated, all employed in public health services in the province of Azuay. The sample included nurses, physicians, nursing assistants, administrative staff, administrative assistants, and other areas (age range ranged from 22 to 66 years, x̅ = 38.3 years and σ= 9). In analyzing the literature, 7 models were found and evaluated for the factor structure of the scale by exploratory analysis and confirmatory analysis. When examining the goodness-of-fit, the best-fitting model presented a trifactorial structure.
KW - Ecuador
KW - factorial validity
KW - health personnel
KW - psychometric properties
KW - Zung anxiety scale
KW - Psychometric properties
KW - Factorial validity
KW - Health personnel
KW - Zung anxiety scale
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105027700474
UR - https://publicaciones.ucuenca.edu.ec/ojs/index.php/maskana/article/view/5939
U2 - 10.18537/mskn.16.02.02
DO - 10.18537/mskn.16.02.02
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:105027700474
SN - 1390-6143
VL - 16
SP - 27
EP - 43
JO - Maskana
JF - Maskana
IS - 2
ER -