Table 2.

Results of item analysis of the PHERPS(n = 198).

Item No.	Item	Score of low-score group (Mean ± SD)	Score of high-score group (Mean ± SD)	t	P	ra
1	The pandemic is highly contagious.	4.28 ± 0.71	4.96 ± 0.20	−6.292	$<$0.001	0.442
2	The pandemic is widespread.	4.17 ± 0.73	4.98 ± 0.15	−7.428	$<$0.001	0.386
3	The health damage caused by the pandemic is fatal.	2.94 ± 1.07	4.47 ± 0.75	−8.039	$<$0.001	0.455
4	I am afraid of being infected.	2.64 ± 0.82	4.79 ± 0.55	−14.940	$<$0.001	0.710
5	I am afraid the people I care about will be infected.	3.17 ± 0.70	4.96 ± 0.29	−16.130	$<$0.001	0.698
6	The pandemic is terrible.	3.45 ± 0.93	4.89 ± 0.31	−10.130	$<$0.001	0.656
7	Not enough is known about the pandemic.	3.38 ± 0.82	4.72 ± 0.62	−8.949	$<$0.001	0.583
8	It is difficult to predict whether a person is infected or not.	2.85 ± 0.96	4.64 ± 0.70	−10.32	$<$0.001	0.618
9	Infections that have occurred may not be accurately detected.	2.45 ± 0.90	4.19 ± 1.15	−8.158	$<$0.001	0.559

Note:^a Pearson’s correlation coefficient between each item score and the total score.