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Adherence to Physical Distancing and Health Beliefs About COVID-19 Among Patients With Cancer
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to validate questionnaires on adherence to physical distancing and health beliefs about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among patients with cancer and explore their interaction with depression or viral anxiety among them. METHODS: Through an online survey, data from...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10627725/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37935163 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e336 |
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author | Hammoudi, Sajida Fawaz Ahmed, Oli An, Hoyoung Hong, Youjin Ahn, Myung Hee Chung, Seockhoon |
author_facet | Hammoudi, Sajida Fawaz Ahmed, Oli An, Hoyoung Hong, Youjin Ahn, Myung Hee Chung, Seockhoon |
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description | BACKGROUND: This study aimed to validate questionnaires on adherence to physical distancing and health beliefs about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among patients with cancer and explore their interaction with depression or viral anxiety among them. METHODS: Through an online survey, data from 154 cancer patients (female: 82.5%, breast cancer: 66.2%, current cancer treatment, presence: 65.6%) were collected from March to June 2022. The survey gathered responses to questionnaires on adherence to physical distancing, health beliefs about COVID-19, perceived social norms, Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 items, and Patient Health Questionnaire-2. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for construct validity and structural equation model (SEM) were performed. RESULTS: The CFA showed a good model fit for adherence to physical distancing (comparative fit index [CFI] = 1.000, Tucker–Lewis index [TLI] = 0.930, root-mean-square-error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.000, and standardized root-mean-square residual [SRMR] = 0.050) and a satisfactory model fit for health beliefs about COVID-19 (CFI = 0.978, TLI = 0.971, RMSEA = 0.061, and SRMR = 0.089). Through SEM, we found that personal injunctive norms were the main mediators linking health beliefs with physical distancing in patients with cancer. Depression also mediated the effects of viral anxiety and perceived severity on physical distancing (χ(2) = 20.073, df = 15, P = 0.169; CFI = 0.984; RMSEA = 0.047). CONCLUSION: The questionnaires are reliable and valid. Patients with cancer may be able to adhere to physical distancing by addressing perceived severity, viral anxiety, perceived benefits, self-efficacy, perceived barriers, as well as personal injunctive norms. |
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spelling | pubmed-106277252023-11-07 Adherence to Physical Distancing and Health Beliefs About COVID-19 Among Patients With Cancer Hammoudi, Sajida Fawaz Ahmed, Oli An, Hoyoung Hong, Youjin Ahn, Myung Hee Chung, Seockhoon J Korean Med Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: This study aimed to validate questionnaires on adherence to physical distancing and health beliefs about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among patients with cancer and explore their interaction with depression or viral anxiety among them. METHODS: Through an online survey, data from 154 cancer patients (female: 82.5%, breast cancer: 66.2%, current cancer treatment, presence: 65.6%) were collected from March to June 2022. The survey gathered responses to questionnaires on adherence to physical distancing, health beliefs about COVID-19, perceived social norms, Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 items, and Patient Health Questionnaire-2. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for construct validity and structural equation model (SEM) were performed. RESULTS: The CFA showed a good model fit for adherence to physical distancing (comparative fit index [CFI] = 1.000, Tucker–Lewis index [TLI] = 0.930, root-mean-square-error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.000, and standardized root-mean-square residual [SRMR] = 0.050) and a satisfactory model fit for health beliefs about COVID-19 (CFI = 0.978, TLI = 0.971, RMSEA = 0.061, and SRMR = 0.089). Through SEM, we found that personal injunctive norms were the main mediators linking health beliefs with physical distancing in patients with cancer. Depression also mediated the effects of viral anxiety and perceived severity on physical distancing (χ(2) = 20.073, df = 15, P = 0.169; CFI = 0.984; RMSEA = 0.047). CONCLUSION: The questionnaires are reliable and valid. Patients with cancer may be able to adhere to physical distancing by addressing perceived severity, viral anxiety, perceived benefits, self-efficacy, perceived barriers, as well as personal injunctive norms. The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2023-10-06 /pmc/articles/PMC10627725/ /pubmed/37935163 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e336 Text en © 2023 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Hammoudi, Sajida Fawaz Ahmed, Oli An, Hoyoung Hong, Youjin Ahn, Myung Hee Chung, Seockhoon Adherence to Physical Distancing and Health Beliefs About COVID-19 Among Patients With Cancer |
title | Adherence to Physical Distancing and Health Beliefs About COVID-19 Among Patients With Cancer |
title_full | Adherence to Physical Distancing and Health Beliefs About COVID-19 Among Patients With Cancer |
title_fullStr | Adherence to Physical Distancing and Health Beliefs About COVID-19 Among Patients With Cancer |
title_full_unstemmed | Adherence to Physical Distancing and Health Beliefs About COVID-19 Among Patients With Cancer |
title_short | Adherence to Physical Distancing and Health Beliefs About COVID-19 Among Patients With Cancer |
title_sort | adherence to physical distancing and health beliefs about covid-19 among patients with cancer |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10627725/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37935163 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e336 |
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