The effect of health literacy, psychological resilience, and internet addiction levels on the fear of COVID-19 in healthcare professionals
Work,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 25, 2025
Background
Healthcare
professionals
are
known
to
make
intensive
use
of
the
internet
improve
their
health
literacy,
preserve
psychological
resilience,
resolve
uncertainties,
and
lessen
fear
COVID-19.
Although
several
studies
have
addressed
these
concepts,
we
encountered
none
examining
relationships
with
one
another.
Objective
This
research
set
out
determine
effects
addiction
levels
on
COVID-19
in
healthcare
professionals.
Methods
The
sample
this
descriptive,
cross-sectional,
correlation-seeking
consisted
456
workers.
data
were
collected
using
an
information
form
Health
Literacy
Scale
(HLS),
Brief
Resilience
(BRS),
Young's
Internet
Addiction
Test-Short
Form
(YIAT-SF),
Fear
Scale.
Results
mean
age
enrolled
was
40.80
±
11.39
years
(min
22,
max
68),
52.4%
women,
87.1%
held
bachelor's
degrees,
86.8%
married,
5.9%
working
as
nurses.
participants’
scale
scores
54.97
5.62
for
HLS,
26.95
9.57
YIAT-SF,
20.57
3.62
BRS,
20.33
2.97
Conclusions
study
exhibited
adequate
literacy
a
moderate
level
addiction,
still
experienced
well-being
emerged
important
factors
Язык: Английский
Risk perception of healthcare workers in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
Heliyon,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
10(3), С. e25297 - e25297
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2024
ObjectivesTo
validate
the
items
of
Emotional
Impact
Questionnaire
coronavirus
disease-2019
(COVID-19)
related
to
risk
perception,
estimating
its
degree,
among
healthcare
workers
in
first
wave
COVID-19
pandemic,
identifying
possible
associated
factors.Methods:
cross-sectional
study
1872
Brazil.
The
population
was
characterized
by
sociodemographic
and
occupational
information,
knowledge
about
COVID-19,
quality
information
received,
perception
preventive
measures
disease,
sense
coherence.ResultsBeing
divorced,
having
a
chronic
spending
more
than
1
h
per
day
getting
informed
always
or
almost
wearing
mask
regardless
symptoms,
as
well
self-perception
health
were
with
high-risk
perception.
An
inverse
association
found
between
coherence
not
knowing
if
one
has
had
occasional
contact
confirmed
cases.ConclusionRisk
is
influenced
emotions,
experiences,
knowledge.
Sense
resilience
have
role
reducing
Understanding
crucial
for
developing
effective
strategies
mitigate
impact
pandemic
other
similar
scenarios.
Язык: Английский
Health risk perception and exercise intention of college students: a moderated mediation model of health anxiety and lay theories of health
Frontiers in Psychology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Апрель 30, 2024
Background
Health
risk
perception
is
an
important
predictor
of
health-protective
behaviors
according
to
the
health
belief
model.
However,
underlying
mechanism
connecting
and
exercise
not
well
understood.
The
current
study
investigates
how
predicts
college
students'
intention
in
post-pandemic
era
China
analyzes
mediating
effect
anxiety
moderating
lay
theories
health.
Materials
methods
This
cross-sectional
adopted
convenience
sampling
recruited
767
students
from
a
province
central
China.
Risk
Perception
Scale,
Anxiety
Lay
Theories
Chinese
version
Exercise
Intention
Scale
were
used
measure
levels
perception,
anxiety,
implicit
theory,
intention,
respectively.
Results
results
moderated
mediation
model
indicated
that
significantly
positively
affected
(β
=
0.110,
t
2.852,
p
<
0.01).
Meanwhile,
indirect
on
relationship
between
was
significant.
Furthermore,
buffered
association
analysis
0.068,
2.067,
0.05).
For
holding
incremental
influence
statistically
Conclusion
can
lead
which
affect
their
intention.
In
addition,
moderate
have
practical
implications
for
developing
effective,
applicable,
scalable
interventions
promote
physical
by
reducing
level
entity
theory
or
increasing
theory.
Язык: Английский
Risks of infectious diseases in the subjective perception of metropolitan residents: From assessment to management strategy
Kuban Scientific Medical Bulletin,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
31(6), С. 96 - 105
Опубликована: Дек. 12, 2024
Background.
In
the
post-pandemic
period,
Russia
is
characterized
by
a
relatively
high
level
of
infectious
morbidity,
combined
with
“infection
surveillance”
population
and
fear
possible
epidemics.
Managing
health
risks
associated
spread
infections
requires
comprehensive
approach
that
addresses
both
healthcare
system
individual
behavior.
Objective.
To
identify
features
subjective
risk
perception
regarding
diseases
to
describe
behavior
risk-associated
strategies
in
sample
urban
populations
Russian
Federation.
Methods.
An
empirical
study
was
conducted
using
mixed
methodology.
The
first
phase
involved
formalized
survey
(n
=
300)
aimed
at
measuring
disease
related
behaviors.
second
included
an
analysis
in-depth
interviews
11)
order
clarify
essence
managing
risk.
Descriptive
statistics,
odds
ratio
calculations,
as
well
correlation
factor
analyses
were
employed
for
processing
quantitative
data
means
SPSS
Statistics
21.0.
Qualitative
open
axial
coding.
Results.
development
perceived
most
significant
among
residents
metropolitan
areas.
majority
respondents
(80%)
rate
0.5
or
higher
(indicating
alarming
levels
risk)
implement
various
measures
its
management.
Determinants
influencing
strategy
choice
include
age
(Pearson’s
r
(-)0.539
p
<
0.001)
parental
status
(Spearman’s
ρ
0.360
0.05).
Subjective
assessment
not
considered
statistically
predictor
activity
Factor
(model
explanatory
capacity
53%,
identified
groups
actions
reduction:
1)
information
seeking,
2)
creating
protective
space,
3)
interacting
external
environment.
In-depth
interview
clarified
despite
documented
inclination
towards
action,
can
be
passive
adaptation
Conclusion.
Risk
found
primary
necessary
choosing
active
management
strategy.
reluctance
take
risk-reducing
locus
control,
which
involves
belief
uncontrollable
assigning
responsibility
other
subjects
space.
findings
may
improvement
prevent
diseases,
including
communication
Язык: Английский
Social support for overcoming fear of contagion at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross-sectional study in Latin America
Frontiers in Psychology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14
Опубликована: Сен. 14, 2023
The
psychological
impact
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic
on
healthcare
professionals
has
been
widely
studied,
along
with
different
strategies
to
minimize
it.
However,
professionals'
assessment
social
support
received
and
factors
that
mitigated
their
fear
contagion
have
not
described.
This
study
aimed
assess
satisfaction
information
efforts
self-isolate
avoid
infecting
loved
ones
in
Chile,
Colombia,
Ecuador.A
cross-sectional
online
survey,
conducted
from
July
September
2020
three
Latin
American
countries,
elicited
colleagues,
community,
media,
scientific
societies;
as
well
about
evolution
measures
contagion.
EASE
scale
was
used
measure
acute
stress.Survey
responses
were
700
professionals.
response
rate
per
country
exceeded
estimated
sample
size
except
case
which
81.4%.
In
general,
peer
highly
valued,
though
lower
high-risk
units
(p
<
0.001).
Those
who
directly
assisted
patients
perceived
least
community
=
0.023).
Professionals
0.013)
those
experienced
greater
stress
0.05)
assigned
lowest
rating
offered
by
centre
pandemic.
Men
more
colleagues
better
than
women
0.05).
Just
10.7%
changed
residence
during
pandemic,
but
worked
areas
self-isolated
frequently
0.026).In
early
stages
Ecuador
greatly
valued
peers.
Being
infected
COVID-19,
working
areas,
experiencing
higher
self-reported
stress,
having
an
co-worker
predictors
for
self-isolation
protect
relatives.
These
results
point
appropriateness
putting
place
institutional
resources
based
specific
communication
action
protocols
build
resilience
responsiveness
future
health
crises.
Язык: Английский