Knowledge, Concerns, and Behaviors of Individuals During the First Week of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Italy

Pagnini, Francesco; Bonanomi, Andrea; Tagliabue, Semira; Balconi, Michela; Bertolotti, Mauro; Confalonieri, Emanuela; Dio, Cinzia Di; Gilli, Gabriella; Graffigna, Guendalina; Regalia, Camillo; Saita, Emanuela; Villani, Daniela

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.15821

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“…However, in the interviews, it emerged that the emotions generated by the pandemic are frequently negative, associated with fear and risk of death, but participants also felt the concern and desire to help others through their testimony after going through the episode of infection. These findings coincide with what was reported in a study on the perception of risk of COVID-19 carried out in Italy [54]. The authors found that risk perception was mainly linked to factors related to the quality of life but was also strongly influenced by other people's emotional concerns [54].…”

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confidence: 88%

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Infection and Risk Perception of SARS-CoV-2 among Airport Workers: A Mixed Methods Study

Malagón-Rojas

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2020

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This is a mixed-methods research study carried out on a cohort of airport workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We used quantitative and qualitative methods to describe the infection and risk perception of SARS-CoV-2 in a cohort of workers at the International Airport El Dorado/Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento in Bogotá, Colombia. An incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection of 7.9% was found in the workers. A high perception of risk was associated with activities such as using public transport. Risk perception is strongly influenced by practices related to work conditions and environments. These findings could help us understand the pandemic’s dynamics and the conceptions of the risk of transmission to promote policies on health and safety in this group of workers.

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confidence: 88%

“…These findings coincide with what was reported in a study on the perception of risk of COVID-19 carried out in Italy [54]. The authors found that risk perception was mainly linked to factors related to the quality of life but was also strongly influenced by other people's emotional concerns [54].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Infection and Risk Perception of SARS-CoV-2 among Airport Workers: A Mixed Methods Study

Malagón-Rojas

Mercado

2020

IJERPH

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“…This finding is in agreement with previous studies in Iran (63%), 26 a bi-national study in Egypt and Nigeria (61.6%), 27 and Ethiopia (66.1%). 16 However, it is lower than studies in China (90%), 20 Malaysia (80.5%), 19 Italy (77.4%), 28 Saudi Arabia (81.64%), 29 Nigeria (99.5%) 30 and Sudan (78.2%). 31 This is probably due to the difference in knowledge assessment tool and the cut of point, background characteristics of the participants, awareness creation activities, and channel of information dissemination.…”

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confidence: 78%

Adherence with COVID-19 Preventive Measures and Associated Factors Among Residents of Dirashe District, Southern Ethiopia

Bante¹,

Mersha²,

Abebe³

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Introduction COVID-19 is one of the huge general wellbeing crisis for the planet. Since its first recognition, over 90.2 and 1.9 million people are infected and dead, respectively. Although it is not easily available for low-income countries, after many trials vaccination is initiated by some industrialized nations. However, still now there is no effective treatment for the infection. Henceforth, adherence with COVID-19 preventive and control measures is the only option to stop its spread and minimize its disastrous impact, especially, in developing nations like Ethiopia. Knowledge and behavior change are pillars to engage with preventive measures. Thus, the motivation behind this study was to assess communities’ adherence with COVID-19 preventive measures and its associated factors among inhabitants of Dirashe district, Southern Ethiopia. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional study was directed among 648 inhabitants in Dirashe district from June 20 to July 5, 2020. A multistage sampling technique was applied to select the participants. A pretested, validated and reliable interviewer-administered survey tool comprising the socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge (α = 0.78), and adherence with COVID-19 preventive measures (α = 0.73) was used. The data were assorted electronically using Open Data Kit (ODK) collect version 1.17.2 android application and exported to Stata version 15.0 for analysis. Adjusted odds ratio (aOR) with 95% CI was used to identify variables associated with the community’s adherence with COVID-19 preventive measures. Results An aggregate of 644 inhabitants were participated in this study; of them, only 12.3% [95% confidence interval (CI): 9.8, 15.1] adhered to the recommended COVID-19 preventive measures. Likewise, 63.51% [95% CI: 59.7, 67.2] and 54.5% [95% CI: 50.6, 58.4] of the participants had good knowledge and favorable attitude towards COVID-19 preventive measures, respectively. Urban residence [aOR: 9.74, 95% CI: 4.72, 20.10], favorable attitude [aOR: 1.97, 95% CI: 1.05, 3.68] and concerned about COVID-19-related stigma [aOR: 2.43, 95% CI: 1.02, 5.79] were independently associated with communities adherence with COVID-19 preventive measures. Conclusion In general, communities’ adherence to the recommended COVID-19 preventive measures was very low in the area. Addressing underprivileged population groups, disseminating teaching aids in local languages, behavioral change communications, and law enforcement is imperative to strengthen COVID-19 prevention practice.

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“…These results highlight how COVID-19 concerns significantly threaten individuals’ psychological well-being, in terms of energy, mental health, and social functioning, confirming our first hypothesis (H1). The COVID-19 situation may have induced intense feelings of concern, due to the seriousness of the health emergency, the consequent economic crisis, job instability, and uncertainty about the future ( Ferrucci et al, 2020 ; Mazza et al, 2020 ; Pagnini et al, 2020 ; Rossi et al, 2020 ), also in couples ( Günther-Bel et al, 2020 ; Panzeri et al, 2020 ; Rapelli et al, 2020 ). These concerns, likely amplified by stressors related to the virus containment measures (e.g., prolonged co-habitation, lack of formal and informal support networks, etc.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Together Against COVID-19 Concerns: The Role of the Dyadic Coping Process for Partners’ Psychological Well-Being During the Pandemic

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The situation caused by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been representing a great source of concern and a challenge to the psychological well-being of many individuals around the world. For couples in particular, this extraordinary rise in concern, combined with the stress posed by the virus containment measures, such as prolonged cohabitation and lack of support networks, may have increased the likelihood of couple problems. At the same time, however, COVID-19 concerns may have been a stimulus to activate couples’ stress management processes. A couple’s resource, which may have an important role in dealing with COVID-19 concerns and stress, is dyadic coping, i.e., the process through which partners face stress together. Drawing on a sample of 1,823 Italian individuals involved in a couple relationship, the current study tested a serial mediation model in which concerns about COVID-19 predicted psychological well-being, through both explicit stress communication and perceived partner dyadic coping responses. In addition, the study explored whether this dyadic coping process functioned the same way in satisfied and dissatisfied couples. Results showed that concerns about the situation related to COVID-19 significantly threatened individuals’ psychological well-being. However, these concerns positively predicted explicit stress communication, which in turn positively predicted perceived partner’s dyadic coping responses, which finally positively predicted psychological well-being. In addition, in the group of dissatisfied individuals, the association between explicit stress communication and perceived partners’ dyadic coping responses was not significant. The present study adds to the research on couples’ coping by testing for the first time the whole theoretical model of dyadic coping and does so during a global emergency situation. The study also suggests key components of preventive interventions for individuals in couples.

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Knowledge, Concerns, and Behaviors of Individuals During the First Week of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Italy

Cited by 71 publications

References 39 publications

Infection and Risk Perception of SARS-CoV-2 among Airport Workers: A Mixed Methods Study

Infection and Risk Perception of SARS-CoV-2 among Airport Workers: A Mixed Methods Study

Adherence with COVID-19 Preventive Measures and Associated Factors Among Residents of Dirashe District, Southern Ethiopia

Together Against COVID-19 Concerns: The Role of the Dyadic Coping Process for Partners’ Psychological Well-Being During the Pandemic

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