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. 2024 Feb 1;10(3):e25297.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25297. eCollection 2024 Feb 15. Risk perception of healthcare workers in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
Joana Muraguti Griesi 1 , João Marcos Bernardes 1 2 , Melissa Alonso 2 , Juan Gómez-Salgado 3 4 , Carlos Ruiz-Frutos 3 4 , Javier Fagundo-Rivera 5 , Daniel López-López 6 , Juan Carlos Camacho-Vega 7 , Adriano Dias 1 2
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Objectives: To validate the items of the Emotional Impact Questionnaire coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) related to risk perception, estimating its degree, among healthcare workers in the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic, identifying possible associated factors.Methods: cross-sectional study in 1872 healthcare workers of Brazil. The population was characterized by sociodemographic and occupational information, knowledge about COVID-19, quality of information received, risk perception and preventive measures about the disease, and sense of coherence.
Results: Being divorced, having a chronic disease, spending more than 1 h per day getting informed about COVID-19, and always or almost always wearing a mask regardless of symptoms, as well as self-perception of health were associated with high-risk perception. An inverse association was found between risk perception, sense of coherence and not knowing if one has had occasional contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Conclusion: Risk perception is influenced by emotions, experiences, and knowledge. Sense of coherence and resilience have a role in reducing risk perception. Understanding risk perception is crucial for developing effective strategies to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other similar scenarios.
Keywords: COVID-19; Epidemiology; Healthcare workers; Preventive behaviours; Risk perception; Sense of coherence.
. 2024 Feb 1;10(3):e25297.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25297. eCollection 2024 Feb 15. Risk perception of healthcare workers in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
Joana Muraguti Griesi 1 , João Marcos Bernardes 1 2 , Melissa Alonso 2 , Juan Gómez-Salgado 3 4 , Carlos Ruiz-Frutos 3 4 , Javier Fagundo-Rivera 5 , Daniel López-López 6 , Juan Carlos Camacho-Vega 7 , Adriano Dias 1 2
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- PMID: 38352759
- PMCID: PMC10861974
- DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25297
Objectives: To validate the items of the Emotional Impact Questionnaire coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) related to risk perception, estimating its degree, among healthcare workers in the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic, identifying possible associated factors.Methods: cross-sectional study in 1872 healthcare workers of Brazil. The population was characterized by sociodemographic and occupational information, knowledge about COVID-19, quality of information received, risk perception and preventive measures about the disease, and sense of coherence.
Results: Being divorced, having a chronic disease, spending more than 1 h per day getting informed about COVID-19, and always or almost always wearing a mask regardless of symptoms, as well as self-perception of health were associated with high-risk perception. An inverse association was found between risk perception, sense of coherence and not knowing if one has had occasional contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Conclusion: Risk perception is influenced by emotions, experiences, and knowledge. Sense of coherence and resilience have a role in reducing risk perception. Understanding risk perception is crucial for developing effective strategies to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other similar scenarios.
Keywords: COVID-19; Epidemiology; Healthcare workers; Preventive behaviours; Risk perception; Sense of coherence.