Thomas Ostermann 1 , Julia Gampe 1 , Jan Philipp Röer 1 , Theda Radtke 2 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic poses a major challenge to people's everyday lives. In the context of hospitalization, the pandemic is expected to have a strong influence on affective reactions and preventive behaviors. Research is needed to develop evidence-driven strategies for coping with the challenges of the pandemic. Therefore, this survey study investigates the effects that personality traits, risk-taking behaviors, and anxiety have on medical service-related affective reactions and anticipated behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify key factors that are associated with individuals' concerns about hygiene in hospitals and the postponement of surgeries. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional, web-based survey of 929 residents in Germany (women: 792/929, 85.3%; age: mean 35.2 years, SD 12.9 years). Hypotheses were tested by conducting a saturated path analysis. RESULTS: We found that anxiety had a direct effect on people's concerns about safety (β=-.12, 95% CI -.20 to -.05) and hygiene in hospitals (β=.16, 95% CI .08 to .23). Risk-taking behaviors and personality traits were not associated with concerns about safety and hygiene in hospitals or anticipated behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that distinct interventions and information campaigns are not necessary for individuals with different personality traits or different levels of risk-taking behavior. However, we recommend that health care workers should carefully address anxiety when interacting with patients. ©Thomas Ostermann, Julia Gampe, Jan Philipp Röer, Theda Radtke. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 11.03.2021.
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic poses a major challenge to people 's everyday lives. In the context of hospitalization, the pandemic is expected to have a strong influence on affective reactions and preventive behaviors. Research is needed to develop evidence-driven strategies for coping with the challenges of the pandemic. Therefore, this survey study investigates the effects that personality traits, risk-taking behaviors, and anxiety have on medical service-related affective reactions and anticipated behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify key factors that are associated with individuals' concerns about hygiene in hospitals and the postponement of surgeries. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional, web-based survey of 929 residents in Germany (women : 792/929, 85.3%; age : mean 35.2 years, SD 12.9 years). Hypotheses were tested by conducting a saturated path analysis. RESULTS: We found that anxiety had a direct effect on people 's concerns about safety (β=-.12, 95% CI -.20 to -.05) and hygiene in hospitals (β=.16, 95% CI .08 to .23). Risk-taking behaviors and personality traits were not associated with concerns about safety and hygiene in hospitals or anticipated behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that distinct interventions and information campaigns are not necessary for individuals with different personality traits or different levels of risk-taking behavior. However, we recommend that health care workers should carefully address anxiety when interacting with patients . ©Thomas Ostermann, Julia Gampe, Jan Philipp Röer, Theda Radtke. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 11.03.2021.
Entities: Chemical
Disease
Gene
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Keywords:
COVID-19; hospitalization, medical practices; medical investigations; public health; surgery
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Year: 2021
PMID： 33617458 PMCID： PMC7954115 DOI： 10.2196/24804
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Internet Res ISSN： 1438-8871 Impact factor: 5.428