| Title | Would Older Adults Perform Preventive Practices in the Post-COVID-19 Era? A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in China |
| Authors | Chen, Meijun Wang, Xiaoqi Yun, Qingping Lin, Yuting Wu, Qingqing Yang, Qinghua Wan, Dezhi Tian, Dan Chang, Chun |
| Affiliation | Peking Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China Chinese Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Natl Immunizat Program, Beijing 100050, Peoples R China Prov Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Hangzhou 310006, Peoples R China Prov Hlth Educ Ctr, Chongqing 401120, Peoples R China Prov Patriot Hlth & Hlth Promot Ctr, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, Peoples R China Prov Hlth Serv Ctr, Shenyang 110005, Peoples R China |
| Keywords | RISK PERCEPTIONS BEHAVIORS COVID-19 RESPONSES INFLUENZA ACCURACY SARS |
| Issue Date | Oct-2021 |
| Publisher | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH |
| Abstract | During the post-COVID-19 era, preventive practices, such as washing hands and wearing a mask, remain key measures for controlling the spread of infection for older adults. This study investigated the status of preventive practices among older adults and identified the related influencing factors. Participants who were & GE;60 years old were recruited nationwide. Data were collected through self-designed questionnaires, including demographic variables, knowledge, perceived vulnerability, response efficacy, anxiety and preventive practices. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were performed. Hierarchical logistic regression was conducted to determine the predictors. A total of 2996 participants completed this study. Of them, 2358 (78.7%) participants reported washing hands regularly in the last two weeks, and 1699 (56.7%) always wore masks outside this year. Knowledge (hand washing: OR = 1.09, p < 0.01; mask wearing: OR = 1.17, p < 0.01) and response efficacy (hand washing: OR = 1.61, p < 0.01; mask wearing: OR = 1.70, p < 0.01) were positively associated with preventive practices, whereas perceived vulnerability had a negative effect (hand washing: OR = 0.54, p < 0.01; mask wearing: OR = 0.72, p < 0.01). Knowledge, response efficacy and perceived vulnerability were found to be significant predictors of the preventive practice among older adults in the post-COVID-19 era. This study provides new insights into preventive suggestions after the peak of the pandemic and also has significant implications in improving the life quality of older adults. |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/626920 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph181910169 |
| Indexed | SCI(E) SSCI |
| Appears in Collections: | 公共卫生学院 |
