The citizen’s perception of a shared responsibility during the COVID-19 management: Insights from a focus group study across four European countries DOI Creative Commons
L. S. Kengne Kamga,

A.C.G. Voordouw,

Martine C. de Vries

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(5), P. e0322019 - e0322019

Published: May 27, 2025

Background The World Health Organisation emphasises the importance of a whole-of-society approach to management health emergencies, which includes need involve citizens. Yet, little guidance is found on how this should occur and, more importantly, citizen’s current perspective their role. Understanding citizens’ perceptions first step in preparing for citizen engagement during future pandemic. Methods A qualitative research study 16 focus groups comprising 89 participants was conducted Finland, Slovenia, Spain, and Netherlands. Four age-stratified each country were organised online country’s primary language. Inductive analysis group transcript used identify important themes that captured participants’ role COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery. Results Three common cross-country analysis. theme personal involvement, with specific references responsibilities concrete actions second as an information receiver, quantity quality received. final relationship between decision-makers, level trust decision-maker, decision-maker’s communication style perceived by citizens, well interaction citizens decision-makers Conclusions Generally, included from Netherlands, Spain felt shared responsibility curbing spread Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) However, they emphasised imperative be better informed about likelihood of, developments pandemic country. Furthermore, provision emerged theme.

Language: Английский

The citizen’s perception of a shared responsibility during the COVID-19 management: Insights from a focus group study across four European countries DOI Creative Commons
L. S. Kengne Kamga,

A.C.G. Voordouw,

Martine C. de Vries

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(5), P. e0322019 - e0322019

Published: May 27, 2025

Background The World Health Organisation emphasises the importance of a whole-of-society approach to management health emergencies, which includes need involve citizens. Yet, little guidance is found on how this should occur and, more importantly, citizen’s current perspective their role. Understanding citizens’ perceptions first step in preparing for citizen engagement during future pandemic. Methods A qualitative research study 16 focus groups comprising 89 participants was conducted Finland, Slovenia, Spain, and Netherlands. Four age-stratified each country were organised online country’s primary language. Inductive analysis group transcript used identify important themes that captured participants’ role COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery. Results Three common cross-country analysis. theme personal involvement, with specific references responsibilities concrete actions second as an information receiver, quantity quality received. final relationship between decision-makers, level trust decision-maker, decision-maker’s communication style perceived by citizens, well interaction citizens decision-makers Conclusions Generally, included from Netherlands, Spain felt shared responsibility curbing spread Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) However, they emphasised imperative be better informed about likelihood of, developments pandemic country. Furthermore, provision emerged theme.

Language: Английский

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