2.3 Data Collection Instruments
Collection of research data was performed using a sociodemographic description form, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale (GAD-7)25,26, the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)27,28, the Organizational Support Index (OSI) and the Coworkers’ Support Index (CSI) 29.
Information was given online about the study, and approval to take part in the study was obtained electronically. All data collection instruments were applied online on a voluntary basis using Google Forms. The data collection process was conducted in accordance with the rules of the most recent version of the Helsinki Declaration. The study was conducted with the permission of the Ethics Committee of Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, No. 199, dated 22 June 2020. Participants were informed that information would be coded and that confidentiality would be maintained.
Sociodemographic Description Form: This form was created by the researchers, and recorded the participants’ age, gender, marital status, title, years of work, field of work, whether they had children, whether they smoked or drank alcohol, whether they had a chronic illness, their regular use of a medication, their status regarding COVID-19 and protective equipment training, their feeling of being protected during an intervention, and their anxiety compared with before COVID-19.
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale (GAD-7): This is a four-way Likert-type scale of seven items, scored from 0 to 3. A score of 0-4 indicates no anxiety, 5-9 moderate anxiety, 10-14 high anxiety, and 15-21 severe anxiety. Turkish validity and reliability testing were performed by 26 and the Cronbach alpha coefficient was 0.852.
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI): This is a five-way Likert type scale, with seven items scored from 0 to 4. A score of 0-7 is categorized as insomnia at a clinically insignificant level, 8-14 as lower threshold, 15-21 as clinically moderate insomnia, and 22-28 as clinically severe insomnia. Turkish validity and reliability were tested by 28 and the Cronbach alpha coefficient was 0.790.
The Organizational Support (OSI) and Coworker Support (CSI) Indices: These indices are five-way Likert-type scales with items scored from 0 to 5. The OSI has 12 items, and the CSI has nine. Turkish validity and reliability testing were performed by 29the Cronbach alpha coefficient was 0.930.
The reliability of the scales was 0.935 for Gad-7, 0.692 for ISI, 0.954 for OSI, and 0.964 for CSI, so that all scales were reliable.