Table 1 Exploratory factor analysis results
From: Development and psychometric properties of COVID-19 related Healthcare Student stress scale (CHSSS)
Factor | Item | Factor loading |
|---|---|---|
Fear of catching coronavirus | 1. To what extent do you feel stress due to the risk of being infected by COVID-19 in public places? | 0.86 |
2. To what extent do you feel stress due to the risk of COVID-19 infection in training and clinical settings? | 0.65 | |
3. To what extent do you feel stress due to the risk of COVID-19 infection in dormitories? | 0.71 | |
4. To what extent do you feel stress due to the risk of COVID-19 infection in educational settings (laboratory, practice wards, workshops, etc.)? | 0.86 | |
5. To what extent do you feel stress due to the risk of passing coronavirus on to the family members? | 0.87 | |
Social constraints | 6. To what extent do you feel stress due to the constrained contact with family members and relatives? | 0.65 |
7. To what extent do you feel stress due to public and traffic limitations? | 0.74 | |
8. To what extent do you feel stress due to limited contact with classmates and friends? | 0.64 | |
9. To what extent do you fell stress due to limited contact with instructors? | 0.62 | |
Changes in education | 10. To what extent do you feel stress due to attending online classes for theoretical courses? | 0.85 |
11. To what extent do you feel stress due to online tests? | 0.83 | |
12. To what extent do you feel stress because of probable delay in educational processes (e.g. graduation) due to COVID-19 limitations? | 0.88 | |
Non-compliance of health protocols | 13. To what extent do you feel stress due to non-compliance with health protocols by people in public places? | 0.58 |
14. To what extent due you feel stress due to non-compliance with health protocols in academic settings? | 0.63 | |
15. To what extent do you feel stress due to lack of personal protection equipment? | 0.85 | |
Worrying news and information overload | 16. To what extent do you feel stress due to worrying news and information overload in the media (TV, radio, papers, etc.) and social media? | 0.64 |
17. To what extent do you feel stress due to hearing about COVID-19 infection in your classmates or other students? | 0.8 |