Non-adherence to COVID-19 containment behaviours: results from an all-Ireland telephone survey.

Autor: Dempster M; School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, 18-30 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 5BN, UK. m.dempster@qub.ac.uk.; Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Trinity College Dublin, Tallaght Cross, Dublin, D24 DH74, Ireland. m.dempster@qub.ac.uk., O'Connell N; School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, 18-30 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 5BN, UK., Graham CD; School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, 18-30 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 5BN, UK., O'Connor C; School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, 18-30 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 5BN, UK., Zgaga L; Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Trinity College Dublin, Tallaght Cross, Dublin, D24 DH74, Ireland., Burke E; Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Trinity College Dublin, Tallaght Cross, Dublin, D24 DH74, Ireland., Mather L; Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Trinity College Dublin, Tallaght Cross, Dublin, D24 DH74, Ireland., Nicolson G; Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Trinity College Dublin, Tallaght Cross, Dublin, D24 DH74, Ireland., Barry J; Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Trinity College Dublin, Tallaght Cross, Dublin, D24 DH74, Ireland., Scally G; School of Medicine, University of Bristol, Tyndall Venue, Bristol, BS8 1TH, UK., Nolan A; Trinity Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, 7-9 Leinster Street South, Dublin, D02 K104, Ireland., Tobin K; School of Medicine, Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Lloyd Building, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland., Crowley P; Quality Improvement, Health Service Executive, Dr Steevens' Hospital, Dublin, D08 W2A8, Ireland., Darker CD; Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, Trinity College Dublin, Tallaght Cross, Dublin, D24 DH74, Ireland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2022 May 05; Vol. 22 (1), pp. 898. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 05.
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13322-6
Abstrakt: Background: COVID-19 public health measures like handwashing and social distancing can help stem the spread of the virus. Adherence to guidelines varies between individuals. This study aims to identify predictors of non-adherence to social distancing and handwashing guidelines.
Methods: A cross-sectional weekly telephone survey was conducted over eight weeks (11/06/2020-05/08/2020). The sample included adults resident on the island of Ireland (75:25 split between ROI and NI). Data were collected on demographics, threat perceptions, fear of COVID-19, response efficacy and self-efficacy, response cost and social norms, COVID-19 behaviours, mood, loneliness, and self-reported health.
Results: 3011 participants were surveyed. Handwashing non-adherers were more likely to be male (OR: 5.2, 95% CI: 2.4 - 11.3), to have higher levels of loneliness (OR: 1.86, 95% CI: 1.1 - 3.1), and higher perceptions of handwashing costs (OR: 3.4, 95% CI: 2.2 - 5.2). Those reporting rarely engaging in social distancing were more likely to be members of lower socioeconomic groups, to be younger (OR: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.96 - 0.98), male (OR: 1.67, 95% CI: 1.1 - 2.5), healthcare workers (OR: 1.98, 95% CI: 1.1 - 3.4), to report lower mood (OR: 1.72, 95% CI: 1.3 - 2.2), were less likely to live in households with people aged under-18 (OR: 0.75, 95% CI: 0.6 - 0.9), and to have lower fear of COVID-19 (OR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.6 - 0.9).
Conclusions: Non-adherers to handwashing differ to social distancing non-adherers. Public health messages should target specific demographic groups and different messages are necessary to improve adherence to each behaviour.
(© 2022. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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