Risk perception of COVID-19 among Portuguese healthcare professionals and the general population

Risk perception assessment of COVID-19 among Portuguese Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and the general population (GPop) was evaluated in a snowball sample of 3403 individuals, 54.9% of HCPs believed there was a high probability of becoming infected, in contrast with 24.0% of the GPop (P<0.001)...

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Autores principales: Peres, D., Monteiro, J., Almeida, M.A., Ladeira, R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: W.B. Saunders For The Hospital Infection Society 2020
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7260482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32485198
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.05.038
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Sumario:Risk perception assessment of COVID-19 among Portuguese Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and the general population (GPop) was evaluated in a snowball sample of 3403 individuals, 54.9% of HCPs believed there was a high probability of becoming infected, in contrast with 24.0% of the GPop (P<0.001) and, in more than a quarter, that this could happen to their family. Regarding prophylactic isolation, more than 70% agreed with its effectiveness. A large proportion perceived that health services were poorly prepared (50.1% GPop vs 63.5% HCPs, P<0.001). Regarding health authorities' communication, about 60% were “moderately” satisfied. The opinion that the pandemic could be controlled in 3–6 months was held by 46.7% of the GPop and 52.8% HCPs (P=0.01).

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