Older Adults' Risk Perception during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lombardy Region of Italy: A Cross-sectional Survey
Older Adults' Risk Perception during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lombardy Region of Italy: A Cross-sectional Survey
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DOI：
10.1080/01634372.2020.1870606
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发表时间：
2021-01-03
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Leonardi, Matilde
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作者：
Guastafierro, Erika;Toppo, Claudia;Leonardi, Matilde
于2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，老年人是健康风险较高的人群。鉴于风险认知在影响行为和心理健康方面的重要作用，在这部分人群中探索这一因素似乎是有用的。尽管不同的研究已经描述了影响风险感知的因素，但很少有人关注老年人。出于这个原因，我们调查了514人在封锁期间超过60年的风险感知。我们进行了一次结构化访谈，收集社会人口统计学信息、使用的信息来源、为避免传染而采取的行动以及风险认知。与COVID-19相关的风险感知显著低于与其他威胁相关的感知风险，且与所使用的信息来源数量相关，但与所采取的行动无关。此外，我们发现认识感染者的人的风险感知更高，风险感知与年龄之间呈负相关，与年轻参与者相比，75岁以上的人认为感染的风险较低。我们的研究结果应被视为信息为未来的研究。事实上，需要进一步研究老年人和紧急情况下的风险认知，以更好地指导沟通和支持战略。
During COVID-19 pandemic, older adults are the segment of the population at higher health risk. Given the important role the risk perception has in influencing both the behaviors and psychological well-being, it appears useful exploring this factor in this segment of the population. Despite different studies already described the factors influencing the risk perception, few focused on older adults. For this reason, we investigated risk perception in 514 people over 60 years during the lockdown. We administered a structured interview collecting socio-demographic information, sources of information used, actions undertaken to avoid contagion, and risk perception. Risk perception related to COVID-19 was significantly lower than the perceived risk associated with other threats, and it was correlated to the number of sources of information used but not to the actions undertaken. Furthermore, we found higher risk perception in who knew infected persons, and a negative correlation between the risk perception and age, with the over 75 perceiving a lower risk of getting infected compared to the younger participants. Our results should be taken as informative for future studies. Indeed, further studies on the older adults and the risk perception during emergencies are needed to better orient both communication and supporting strategies.