Health Beliefs, Protective Behaviors, and Information-Seeking.
Nurs Res
; 73(2): 158-165, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The outbreak of COVID-19 caused severe damage to public health globally and served as a stark reminder of the potential for future pandemics. Promoting protective behaviors to prevent the spread of any contagious disease thus remains a priority. Although research has shown that health beliefs can affect protective behaviors, few studies have examined the role of information-seeking in this relationship.OBJECTIVES:
On the basis of the health belief model, this research focused on whether health beliefs affect personal protective behaviors through health information-seeking behaviors.METHODS:
This cross-sectional study with a causal-comparative design used an online questionnaire to investigate the Taiwanese public's health beliefs, protective behaviors, and information-seeking behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis.RESULTS:
Between September 2021 and January 2022, 322 valid questionnaires were collected. The results revealed that the effects of two health beliefs-self-efficacy and perceived benefits-on handwashing, social distancing, practicing good cough etiquette, and keeping one's environment clean and well ventilated were partially mediated by the frequency of official information-seeking.DISCUSSION:
Results of this study support the regular and timely promotion of pandemic prevention measures through official sites. Promoting official information-seeking can help enhance protective behaviors.
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Pandemias
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Humans
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2024
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