Denial attitude towards COVID-19 among general population in Saudi Arabia

Alsubaie, Sultan Saad; AL-shahrani, Hend Faye; Alshahrani, Amal; Asiri, Ashwag; Ibrahim, Rahadat; Alqahtani, Waleed Abdullah

doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.795

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“…These results are consistent with the little research conducted to date demonstrating misrepresentation and nonadherence regarding COVID-19 public health measures and with research demonstrating nondisclosure of non–COVID-19 medical information such as nondisclosure of HIV-positive status to sexual partners and of important medical information (eg, being depressed or suicidal, recreational drug use) to clincians . Our findings regarding participants’ reasons for misrepresentation and nonadherence (eg, wanting to exercise personal freedom and believing that COVID-19 is not real) are aligned with prior research demonstrating the desire to maintain personal autonomy in response to past governmental health requirements and denials of reputable medical (specifically regarding COVID-19 as well as other domains) and scientific information …”

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“…e Among those who thought they had COVID-19. JAMA Network Open | Public Health medical (specifically regarding COVID-19 31,32 as well as other domains 33,34 ) and scientific information. 35,36 The results also suggest that younger participants and those with greater disbelief in science may be more likely to engage in misrepresentation or nonadherence.…”

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Misrepresentation and Nonadherence Regarding COVID-19 Public Health Measures

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ImportanceThe effectiveness of public health measures implemented to mitigate the spread and impact of SARS-CoV-2 relies heavily on honesty and adherence from the general public.ObjectiveTo examine the frequency of, reasons for, and factors associated with misrepresentation and nonadherence regarding COVID-19 public health measures.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis survey study recruited a national, nonprobability sample of US adults to participate in an online survey using Qualtrics online panels (participation rate, 1811 of 2260 [80.1%]) from December 8 to 23, 2021. The survey contained screening questions to allow for a targeted sample of one-third who had had COVID-19, one-third who had not had COVID-19 and were vaccinated, and one-third who had not had COVID-19 and were unvaccinated.Main Outcomes and MeasuresThe survey assessed 9 different types of misrepresentation and nonadherence related to COVID-19 public health measures and the reasons underlying such behaviors. Additional questions measured COVID-19–related beliefs and behaviors and demographic characteristics.ResultsThe final sample included 1733 participants. The mean (SD) participant age was 41 (15) years and the sample predominantly identified as female (1143 of 1732 [66.0%]) and non-Hispanic White (1151 of 1733 [66.4%]). Seven hundred twenty-one participants (41.6%) reported misrepresentation and/or nonadherence in at least 1 of the 9 items; telling someone they were with or about to be with in person that they were taking more COVID-19 preventive measures than they actually were (420 of 1726 [24.3%]) and breaking quarantine rules (190 of 845 [22.5%]) were the most common manifestations. The most commonly endorsed reasons included wanting life to feel normal and wanting to exercise personal freedom. All age groups younger than 60 years (eg, odds ratio for those aged 18-29 years, 4.87 [95% CI, 3.27-7.34]) and those who had greater distrust in science (odds ratio, 1.14 [95% CI, 1.05-1.23]) had significantly higher odds of misrepresentation and/or nonadherence for at least 1 of the 9 items.Conclusions and RelevanceIn this survey study of US adults, nearly half of participants reported misrepresentation and/or nonadherence regarding public health measures against COVID-19. Future work is needed to examine strategies for communicating the consequences of misrepresentation and nonadherence and to address contributing factors.

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Misrepresentation and Nonadherence Regarding COVID-19 Public Health Measures

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“…People most vulnerable to COVID-19, such as older adults, may cope with the high level of stress and hopelessness by denying the seriousness of the pandemic situation and adopting conspiratorial beliefs [ 13 ]. A similar pattern seems to be applicable to less educated people who tend to ignore scientific methods and embrace pseudo-scientific theories instead [ 13 , 14 , 15 ]. From this perspective, the overwhelming stress and sense of hopelessness associated with the outbreak could be temporarily alleviated through immature defensive mechanisms, such as dissociation, which would reduce awareness of intolerable information [ 16 , 17 ].…”

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Escaping the Reality of the Pandemic: The Role of Hopelessness and Dissociation in COVID-19 Denialism

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Veneziani

Bagni

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Background: Denialism of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severely affected governments’ attempts to contain the spread of the virus. Indeed, groups of deniers showed scepticism and misinformation toward the causes of the virus, leading to less adherence to official guidelines and vaccination campaigns. The present study aimed to investigate the sociodemographic and psychological factors associated with COVID-19 denialism, expressed in the forms of scepticism, nonadherence to guidelines, and negative attitudes toward vaccination. Methods: Four hundred and sixty-one volunteers completed an online survey composed of the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the Dissociative Experiences Scale-II, the Sense of Community Index, and a questionnaire about COVID-19 denialism. Results: The multiple regression analyses showed that higher age and a lower level of education were positive predictors of COVID-19 denialism. Furthermore, the structural equation model showed that hopelessness positively predicted dissociation and negatively predicted the sense of community. In turn, only dissociation was found to positively predict COVID-19 denialism. Conclusions: The findings of the present study suggested that hopelessness could exacerbate a defensive dissociative response that could be associated with greater COVID-19 denialism. Moreover, older and less educated people showed a greater propensity to engage in COVID-19 denialism.

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“…Disparities in global access to vaccines, increasing vaccine hesitancy, impractical long-term implementation of preventive public health measures, and the continuous emergence of new variants are some of these challenges [ 1 - 3 ]. The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) remains at high risk of COVID-19 case surges with the associated short- and long-term consequences primarily due to the combination of the aforementioned causes, added to which are the specific regional environment with protracted conflicts; high denial attitude toward the pandemic; chronically stressed health systems; and the presence of health, economic, and social inequities [ 4 - 7 ].…”

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Published Research on COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Bibliometric Analysis

Saad¹,

Khudair²,

Rabbat³

et al. 2022

Interact J Med Res

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Background The challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic have led to unprecedented global research activity. The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) continues to contribute to COVID-19 research driven by the unique challenges of the region, including the protracted conflicts, already stressed health systems, and serious health and social inequalities. Objective This study aims to provide an overview of the publication activities and trends in COVID-19 research in the EMR from the onset of the disease to early 2022 using bibliometric methods. Methods A literature search using Scopus was conducted from December 1, 2019, to January 31, 2022, using keywords relevant to COVID-19 and the World Health Organization (WHO) EMR country list. Data were exported and analyzed using Microsoft Excel and the Citation Overview function on Scopus. The quality of journals was determined using SCImago Journal Rank and CiteScore. VOSviewer software was used to visualize the relationships between authors, countries, and key terms used in the retrieved documents. Results A total of 6880 documents were retrieved, of which 1805 (26.24%) were from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and 1782 (25.90%) from Iran, followed by Pakistan, Egypt, and Jordan. Most published documents were affiliated with EMR universities, primarily the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran and King Saud University in KSA (396/6880, 5.76%, and 370/6880, 5.4%, respectively), while only 407 (5.92%) of 6880 documents were associated with universities outside the EMR. For most of the identified publications (5020/6880, 72.97%), no funding source was reported, while King Saud University contributed the largest share (282/1860, 15.16%) of funded publications. Retrieved documents were cited 53,516 times, with an average of 7.78 (SD 34.30). Iran was the EMR country with the most links to other countries (77 links and total link strength of 1279). The 5 authors with the most publications were from KSA, Qatar, and Jordan. There were 290 high-frequency keywords that occurred ≥10 times and were linked in 7 different clusters. The cluster with the most linked keywords was related to epidemiology and mortality. Recent topics included vaccines, vaccination, machine learning, and online learning. Conclusions This is the first study to show trends in and project future developments of COVID-19 research activity in the EMR. Authors and institutions who led research on COVID-19 in the region were from Iran and KSA. There were multiple regional collaborative efforts; however, international collaboration was limited. Recently, interest has been shifting toward topics related to vaccination, machine learning, and online learning. Understanding the current state of research is instrumental to future research production, and our study will inform regional research initiatives on emerging concepts, as well as opportunities for collaboration and fundi...

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Denial attitude towards COVID-19 among general population in Saudi Arabia

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Misrepresentation and Nonadherence Regarding COVID-19 Public Health Measures

Misrepresentation and Nonadherence Regarding COVID-19 Public Health Measures

Escaping the Reality of the Pandemic: The Role of Hopelessness and Dissociation in COVID-19 Denialism

Published Research on COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Bibliometric Analysis

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