How can the uptake of preventive behaviour during the COVID-19 outbreak be improved? An online survey of 4827 Chinese residents

Mao, Yimeng; Chen, Hao; Wang, Yi; Chen, Suhong; Gao, Junling; Jia, Yingnan; Xiao, Qianyi; Zheng, Pinpin; Fu, Hua

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042954

Cited by 15 publications

(18 citation statements)

References 35 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Although there is little research investigating locus of control with respect to COVID‐19, at least one study has suggested that internal locus of control is associated with intending to engage in various behaviours including handwashing, social distancing, wearing a face covering, and staying at home apart from essential reasons (Devereux, Miller, & Kirshenbaum, 2021). Perceived behavioural control was also the strongest predictor of high uptake of preventive behaviours in a separate study after adjusting for socio‐demographic characteristics, perceiving risk, attitudes towards the behaviour, and subjective norms (Mao et al., 2021). Potentially, focussing on someone’s agency in preventing the spread of infection may be a useful strategy for communications around test, trace, and isolate (Porat, Nyrup, Calvo, Paudyal, & Ford, 2020).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intention to adhere to test, trace, and isolate during the COVID‐19 pandemic (the COVID‐19 Rapid Survey of Adherence to Interventions and Responses study)

Smith

Potts

Amlôt

et al. 2021

British J Health Psychol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objectives.(1) To investigate factors associated with intention to self-isolate, request a test, and share details of close contacts when required. (2) To determine whether associations were stronger during periods when less stringent national COVID-19 restrictions were in place.Design. Series of cross-sectional nationally representative surveys. We selected survey waves where different national restrictions were in place in England (first lockdown, summer release, second lockdown, third lockdown).Methods. We investigated whether psychological factors and increased out-of-home activity in the last week were associated with intention to self-isolate and request a test if you were to develop COVID-19 symptoms, and intention to share details of contacts if you were to test positive. We also investigated whether the strength of associations differed by timepoint in the pandemic.Results. Intention to self-isolate, request a test and share details of contacts were associated with greater perceived risk of COVID-19 to people in the United Kingdom, knowing that COVID-19 transmission can be asymptomatic, and agreeing that personal behaviour has an impact on COVID-19 transmission. There were few differences in strength of associations by timepoint suggesting these effects are broadly stable over time.Conclusions. Psychological factors were associated with intention to adhere to key components of the contact tracing system; there was no evidence for an association with increased out-of-home activity. Messages that increase knowledge that COVID-19 can beThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intention to adhere to test, trace, and isolate during the COVID‐19 pandemic (the COVID‐19 Rapid Survey of Adherence to Interventions and Responses study)

Smith

Potts

Amlôt

et al. 2021

British J Health Psychol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Further, practitioners and researchers may want to consider the nuanced dynamics of fear, when fear may not be equally applied to others (particularly those who are immunocompromised or otherwise at risk) and oneself, limiting its influence on personal behaviors. Alternative methods, such as changing negative attitudes about prevention behaviors and improving subjective norms [ 34 ], should be explored for their feasibility and effectiveness in altering prevention behaviors in the context of COVID-19. Enlisting opinion leaders within communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 is critical in this effort, as opinion leaders can act as gatekeepers for prevention efforts, help change social norms, and accelerate behavior change [ 35 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fear of COVID-19 and Prevention Behaviors: Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis

Anderson

Stockman

2022

JMIR Form Res

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth conversations about effective behavior change models for increasing prevention behavior, ranging from wearing masks in public to physical distancing. Among the considered behavior change techniques is the use of fear appeals, through which a negative possible outcome is emphasized to invoke fear, which in turn may promote prevention behaviors to counter the likelihood of the negative outcome. Although fear is hypothesized as health promoting in some theories of health behavior, little research has rigorously assessed the relationship. Objective In our exploratory analyses, we aim to examine the association, including directionality of the association between fear of COVID-19 and COVID-19 prevention behaviors across 2 time points during the early COVID-19 pandemic among a sample of US women. Methods The COPE study, a web-based survey of US women’s COVID-19 experiences, was deployed in May-June 2020 (time 1) with follow-up in December 2020-January 2021 (time 2; n=200). Demographic characteristics as well as fear of COVID-19 and COVID-19 prevention behaviors (eg, staying home except for essential activities, physical distancing in public, and masking in public) were measured. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were used to characterize COVID-19 prevention behaviors and fear of COVID-19 among participants. Cross-lagged panel analysis, a type of structural equation modeling that assesses directionality of temporal associations, was used to understand relationships, if any, between variables of interest. Results We found cross-sectional associations between fear of COVID-19 and staying home and physical distancing, as well as temporal associations between fear at time 1 and time 2 and prevention behaviors at time 1 and time 2. However, results of the cross-lagged panel analysis indicated no cross-lagged temporal relationships between fear of COVID-19 and COVID-19 prevention behaviors 6 months apart. Conclusions Fear of COVID-19 did not appear to predict COVID-19 prevention behaviors 6 months after initial measurements among the sample of women recruited for our study. Future research should rigorously test these associations longitudinally, and alternative methods of public health prevention promotion should be considered.

show abstract

“…Sufficient knowledge provides an understanding of certain situations, including dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding the situation provides selfconfidence so that it is not easily provoked or manipulated by invalid or overclaimed information (Mao et al, 2021) Behavioral changes require information about potential threats to the health of oneself or others. Valid information and increased knowledge affect handling the COVID-19 pandemic (Azlan et al, 2020;Chesser et al, 2020;Šuriņa et al, 2021).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge and Perception on Overclaim against the Behaviors of Implementing the COVID-19 Prevention Protocol Communities in Indonesia

Christina

Setiawan

Juwita

et al. 2022

JFIKI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: COVID-19 occurs in various countries and has been declared a pandemic by WHO. Multiple efforts have been made to reduce the number of cases of COVID-19. However, the incidence of COVID–19 continues to increase, along with control efforts carried out by various parties, causing overclaims for the prevention or treatment of COVID–19. Objective This study aimed to determine the relationship between knowledge and public perception of the behavior of implementing the COVID-19 prevention protocol in Central Java Province. Methods: This cross-sectional study used primary data collected online via WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, and Facebook in December 2020. A total of 1,098 of 1,115 respondents passed the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Backward Elimination is used to determine factors related to behavior in the multivariable model stage using multiple logistic regression. Results: The knowledge, perception, and behaviors prevalence of implementing COVID-19 prevention protocols were good & enough 79.1% (95% CI 76.63 – 81.45), 96.6% (95% CI 95.38 – 97.55), and 92.3% (95% CI 90.62 – 93.78) respectively. The result revealed that Knowledge (adjOR = 2.034, 95% CI 1.253 - 3.302, P = 0.004) and Perception (adjOR = 4.064, 95% CI 1.859 - 8.882, P = < 0.001) were possibly associated with behaviors of implementing COVID-19 prevention protocols among communities in Central Java Province. Conclusion This study found a slight prevalence of good & enough knowledge, perception, and behaviors of implementing COVID-19 prevention protocols in a representative sample among Communities in Central Java Province. Knowledge and perceptions were statistically significant with behaviors.

show abstract

How can the uptake of preventive behaviour during the COVID-19 outbreak be improved? An online survey of 4827 Chinese residents

Cited by 15 publications

References 35 publications

Intention to adhere to test, trace, and isolate during the COVID‐19 pandemic (the COVID‐19 Rapid Survey of Adherence to Interventions and Responses study)

Intention to adhere to test, trace, and isolate during the COVID‐19 pandemic (the COVID‐19 Rapid Survey of Adherence to Interventions and Responses study)

Fear of COVID-19 and Prevention Behaviors: Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis

Knowledge and Perception on Overclaim against the Behaviors of Implementing the COVID-19 Prevention Protocol Communities in Indonesia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About