Attitudes toward COVID-19 and stress levels in Hungary: Effects of age, perceived health status, and gender.

Szabó, Attila; Ábel, Krisztina; Boros, Szilvia

doi:10.1037/tra0000665

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“…We observe that people who perceive their own health as poor or very poor are the ones with the highest perception of risk [51,52]. However, they also present fear of going to hospital, demonstrated in a decrease in hospital admissions for such significant pathologies as myocardial infarction [53] and stroke during the lockdown period [54].…”

Section: Correlation Between the Perceived State Of Health And Perceimentioning

confidence: 83%

Risk Perception of COVID−19 Community Transmission among the Spanish Population

Domínguez

Jiménez

Eraso

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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On 11 March 2020 the SARS-CoV−2 virus was officially declared a pandemic and measures were set up in various countries to avoid its spread among the population. This paper aims to analyse the perception of risk of COVID−19 infection in the Spanish population. A cross-sectional, descriptive observational study was conducted with a total of 16,372 Spanish participants. An online survey was used to gather data for 5 consecutive days over the compulsory lockdown period which was established after the state of emergency was declared. There is an association between socio-demographic variables and risk perception, and a very strong relationship between this perception and contact and direct experience with the virus in a family, social or professional setting. We also found that compared to working from home, working outside the home increased the perception of risk of infection and the perception of worsening health. Understanding the public perception of the risk of COVID−19 infection is fundamental for establishing effective prevention measures.

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Section: Correlation Between the Perceived State Of Health And Perceimentioning

confidence: 83%

Risk Perception of COVID−19 Community Transmission among the Spanish Population

Domínguez

Jiménez

Eraso

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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“…However, more worries about financial difficulties were reported in another study [164]. Older adults perceived the risks of COVID-19 (in comparison to that of the flu) to be higher [48,138], but aged men were less worried about COVID-19 (eg, contracting the virus, dying due to COVID-19, or disruptions to lifestyle) than their younger counterparts [48]. Their concerns were focused on others rather than themselves [144].…”

Section: Personal Factorsmentioning

confidence: 92%

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults: Rapid Review

Lebrasseur¹,

Fortin-Bédard²,

Lettre³

et al. 2021

JMIR Aging

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the lives of countless members of the general population. Older adults are known to experience loneliness, age discrimination, and excessive worry. It is therefore reasonable to anticipate that they would experience greater negative outcomes related to the COVID-19 pandemic given their increased isolation and risk for complications than younger adults. Objective This study aims to synthesize the existing research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and associated isolation and protective measures, on older adults. The secondary objective is to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and associated isolation and protective measures, on older adults with Alzheimer disease and related dementias. Methods A rapid review of the published literature was conducted on October 6, 2020, through a search of 6 online databases to synthesize results from published original studies regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults. The Human Development Model conceptual framework–Disability Creation Process was used to describe and understand interactions between personal factors, environmental factors, and life habits. Methods and results are reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses Statement. Results A total of 135 records were included from the initial search strategy of 13,452 individual studies. Of these, 113 (83.7%) studies were determined to be of level 4 according to the levels of evidence classification by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. The presence of psychological symptoms, exacerbation of ageism, and physical deterioration of aged populations were reported in the included studies. Decreased social life and fewer in-person social interactions reported during the COVID-19 pandemic were occasionally associated with reduced quality of life and increased depression. Difficulties accessing services, sleep disturbances, and a reduction of physical activity were also noted. Conclusions Our results highlight the need for adequate isolation and protective measures. Older adults represent a heterogeneous group, which could explain the contradictory results found in the literature. Individual, organizational, and institutional strategies should be established to ensure that older adults are able to maintain social contacts, preserve family ties, and maintain the ability to give or receive help during the current pandemic. Future studies should focus on specific consequences and needs of more at-risk older adults to ensure their inclusion, both in public health recommendations and considerations made by policy makers.

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“…These changes likely have an impact on a populations' perceived health, since psychological well-being and loneliness in turn predicts physical and perceived health [36,37]. Lower perceived health has indeed been reported during the COVID-19 pandemic [38], and is associated with high levels of stress during this crisis [39]. Importantly, perceived vulnerability to the disease may also mediate such relationships between perceived health and emotional reactions related to fear and stress [40].…”

Section: Social Isolation and Impact On Perceived Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Predicting fear and perceived health during the COVID-19 pandemic using machine learning: A cross-national longitudinal study

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During medical pandemics, protective behaviors need to be motivated by effective communication, where finding predictors of fear and perceived health is of critical importance. The varying trajectories of the COVID-19 pandemic in different countries afford the opportunity to assess the unique influence of ‘macro-level’ environmental factors and ‘micro-level’ psychological variables on both fear and perceived health. Here, we investigate predictors of fear and perceived health using machine learning as lockdown restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were introduced in Austria, Spain, Poland and Czech Republic. Over a seven-week period, 533 participants completed weekly self-report surveys which measured the target variables subjective fear of the virus and perceived health, in addition to potential predictive variables related to psychological factors, social factors, perceived vulnerability to disease (PVD), and economic circumstances. Viral spread, mortality and governmental responses were further included in the analysis as potential environmental predictors. Results revealed that our models could accurately predict fear of the virus (accounting for approximately 23% of the variance) using predictive factors such as worrying about shortages in food supplies and perceived vulnerability to disease (PVD), where interestingly, environmental factors such as spread of the virus and governmental restrictions did not contribute to this prediction. Furthermore, our results revealed that perceived health could be predicted using PVD, physical exercise, attachment anxiety and age as input features, albeit with smaller effect sizes. Taken together, our results emphasize the importance of ‘micro-level’ psychological factors, as opposed to ‘macro-level’ environmental factors, when predicting fear and perceived health, and offer a starting point for more extensive research on the influences of pathogen threat and governmental restrictions on the psychology of fear and health.

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Attitudes toward COVID-19 and stress levels in Hungary: Effects of age, perceived health status, and gender.

Cited by 47 publications

References 5 publications

Risk Perception of COVID−19 Community Transmission among the Spanish Population

Risk Perception of COVID−19 Community Transmission among the Spanish Population

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults: Rapid Review

Predicting fear and perceived health during the COVID-19 pandemic using machine learning: A cross-national longitudinal study

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