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Editor, Senior Moderator
Am J Health Promot
. 2020 Jun 18;890117120932460.
doi: 10.1177/0890117120932460. Online ahead of print.
Feasibility, Utility, and Limitations of a Rapid Community Behavioral Diagnosis for Social Distancing During the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic
Philip H Smith[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Paul W Branscum[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility, utility, and limitations of a rapid community behavioral diagnosis (RCBD) for social distancing behaviors to prevent coronavirus transmission during a global coronavirus pandemic.
Design: Using social media for recruitment, we partnered with a local community task force to administer a brief online survey.
Setting: Residential urban community.
Sample: Eighty-four community members, the majority of whom were white, female, college educated completed the survey.
Measures: Theory of planned behavior constructs: behavioral intentions, attitudes, perceived norms, and perceived behavioral control for 3 social distancing behaviors: maintaining a 6-foot distance, avoiding places people congregate, and staying home as much as possible.
Analysis: Path analyses were conducted to understand significant determinants of intentions for each behavior to guide the development of locally tailored health promotion messages.
Results: The RCBD was implemented, and results were communicated to the community within 1 week. Intentions were high across the 3 behaviors but lowest for staying home as much as possible. Younger participants had lower intentions of maintaining a 6-foot distance than older participants. For each behavior, specific recommendations for health promotion messaging emerged based on how attitudes, norms, and perceived behavioral control related to intentions.
Conclusion: In a situation where local community action is paramount for reducing coronavirus transmission, this RCBD process is feasible and useful for informing local health promotion.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-coV-2; community; coronavirus; prevention; social distancing.
. 2020 Jun 18;890117120932460.
doi: 10.1177/0890117120932460. Online ahead of print.
Feasibility, Utility, and Limitations of a Rapid Community Behavioral Diagnosis for Social Distancing During the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic
Philip H Smith[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Paul W Branscum[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32551916
- DOI: 10.1177/0890117120932460
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility, utility, and limitations of a rapid community behavioral diagnosis (RCBD) for social distancing behaviors to prevent coronavirus transmission during a global coronavirus pandemic.
Design: Using social media for recruitment, we partnered with a local community task force to administer a brief online survey.
Setting: Residential urban community.
Sample: Eighty-four community members, the majority of whom were white, female, college educated completed the survey.
Measures: Theory of planned behavior constructs: behavioral intentions, attitudes, perceived norms, and perceived behavioral control for 3 social distancing behaviors: maintaining a 6-foot distance, avoiding places people congregate, and staying home as much as possible.
Analysis: Path analyses were conducted to understand significant determinants of intentions for each behavior to guide the development of locally tailored health promotion messages.
Results: The RCBD was implemented, and results were communicated to the community within 1 week. Intentions were high across the 3 behaviors but lowest for staying home as much as possible. Younger participants had lower intentions of maintaining a 6-foot distance than older participants. For each behavior, specific recommendations for health promotion messaging emerged based on how attitudes, norms, and perceived behavioral control related to intentions.
Conclusion: In a situation where local community action is paramount for reducing coronavirus transmission, this RCBD process is feasible and useful for informing local health promotion.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-coV-2; community; coronavirus; prevention; social distancing.