Impact of a Brief Educational Intervention on Knowledge, Perceived Knowledge, Perceived Safety, and Resilience of the Public During COVID-19 Crisis

Abstract

Extraordinary and unprecedented public health measures have been implemented to contain the ongoing spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. There is paramount importance of cooperation and population engagement in reducing disease infection rates and relieving an outbreak’s burden on society. The civil society’s engagement may be achieved through disaster education interventions. In this cross-sectional study, a pre-post questionnaire was used to investigate the impact of a brief educational intervention on knowledge, perceived knowledge, perceived safety, and the individual resilience of the population relating to the COVID-19 outbreak. The results of the study display the benefits of the educational intervention to include a significant overall increase in all examined variables. The study also reviewed the overall trust of the public concerning the main responding authorities, as well as practices concerning protective measures for COVID-19. This study demonstrates that educational interventions, such as the brief video, provide an easily implementable design and effective means for educating and empowering the public and should, thus, be considered as a component of future outbreak responses.

Prevalence, New Incidence, Course, and Risk Factors of PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and Panic Disorder during the Covid-19 Pandemic in 11 Countries

“…Efforts should be made to support individual resilience of the population relating to Covid-19, as we found that high resilience is significantly associated with lower prevalence of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorder. A recent study [48] investigating the impact of a brief educational video intervention on perceived knowledge, perceived safety, and the individual resilience of the population relating to the Covid-19 outbreak and reported a significant overall increase in all examined variables including resilience and perceived safety. This is also an important outcome in light of our study finding that fear of infection increases the likelihood of developing a mental illness during the pandemic period.…”

From Isolation to Containment: Perceived Fear of Infectivity and Protective Behavioral Changes during the COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign

“…Understanding the public’s perception of risk and adoption of protective behavior is essential for the purpose of mitigating the consequences of an emergency, particularly in the case of pandemics such as the COVID-19 outbreak [ 34 , 35 ]. As countries worldwide are continuing to face remarkable challenges in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 virus, continued focus on changes in levels of concern towards COVID-19 as well as compliance with protective behavior (i.e., mask wearing and social distancing) is essential, throughout the different phases of the pandemic [ 36 ].…”

“…To conclude, the obtained observations from this questionnaire study are of utmost importance as they improve our understanding and response to the COVID-19 pandemic with clear implications and normative concerns over the reliability of protective behavior among those that recovered, received vaccination, or those who do not fall into either category. In particular, to address the over-confidence exhibited by those who were previously infected, targeted health communication strategies may be necessary to address misconceptions about possible reinfection and the possibility of serving as asymptomatic carriers [ 35 , 36 , 37 ]. In addition, to ensure continued general population compliance to health directives and continued curtailing of the pandemic, guidelines and information campaigns must reemphasize that the waged war against COVID-19 is not yet over.…”

Health concerns among waste collectors during pandemic crisis

“…Yue et al (2020) emphasized that education programs about COVID-19 knowledge are extremely urgent for the general population, particularly for rural and undereducated residents. Educational interventions should be an important part of future outbreak responses (Kaim et al 2020). The effect and value of education and training have been explored by many experts from different disciplines.…”

“…The findings of our study are also supported by Davis et al (2018), who highlighted that individuals' environmental health skills are significantly enhanced by education and training. Furthermore, education and training have been confirmed as a positive factor for preventing and reducing occupational injuries and illnesses among MSWCs (Bogale et al 2014;Zolnikov et al 2018;Shin et al 2019;Kaim et al 2020). As Li et al (2020) indicated, health education and training are urgently required during the COVID-19 outbreak.…”