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Predictors of the perceived risk of COVID-19 and adherence to confinement guidelines in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

M. Jarego ,
E. Rodríguez ,
A. Ciaramella ,
J. Miró  and
J. Pais-Ribeiro
M. Jarego*
Affiliation:
Health Psychology, ISPA, Lisboa, Portugal
E. Rodríguez
Affiliation:
Department Of Psychology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
A. Ciaramella
Affiliation:
Gift Institute Of Integrative Medicine, Psychosomatic Center, Pisa, Italy
J. Miró
Affiliation:
Department Of Psychology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
J. Pais-Ribeiro
Affiliation:
School Of Psychology And Health Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Complete adherence to public health guidelines is essential to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Studies on the factors associated with increased/decreased adherence to these measures have the potential to inform public policies directed at increasing adherence, and thus helping to control the spread of the current pandemic.

Objectives

This study aimed at assessing the demographic and psychosocial predictors of the perceived risk of the COVID-19 and adherence to confinement guidelines during the first mandatory lockdown in Portugal.

Methods

A convenience sample of 430 adults living in Portugal between March 19th and May 2nd, 2020 completed an online survey asking participants about the perceived risk of the COVID-19 and adherence to confinement guidelines. Participants also completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and measures of psychological function. Multiple regression analysis was performed.

Results

Teleworking and Risk and COVID-19 controllability were significant predictors of the perceived risk of COVID-19 as measured by the perceived risk of being infected with COVID-19. Teleworking participants and those perceiving COVID-19 as less controllable reported a higher perceived risk of being infected with COVID-19 than those who were not in telework and perceived COVID-19 as a controllable condition. Adherence to confinement guidelines was predicted by the mental health status and perceived risk of COVID-19. Participants who reported worse mental health status, who perceived COVID-19 as a dangerous condition, and who trusted the public health system reported greater adherence to confinement guidelines.

Conclusions

The results of this study will be discussed considering their implications to public health policymaking to promote adherence to public health policies.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

adherenceconfinementRisk perceptionCOVID-19
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S676 - S677
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