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Study from Santa Clara University Analyzes Who Prepares for COVID-19, and WhyWhy are some people out socializing during the COVID-19 pandemic, while others are disinfecting the dog and never leaving their homes? David B. Feldman, professor of counseling psychology at Santa Clara University and co-host of the weekly radio program 'About Health' on KPFA 94.1FM, has conducted a study of 222 people across 38 states-with a range of ages and backgrounds-to find out how much they were taking steps to protect themselves from COVID-19; how their perception of virus mortality rates correlates with willingness and desire to take precautions; and what sources they trust for factual information about the pandemic. The results, which have been submitted to a journal for academic peer-review, showed several things:
*About 49% of participants said that a 3% mortality rate (current for COVID-19) wouldn't spur them to do much to protect themselves.
Feldman said the findings have many implications, including for public media campaigns to emphasize both somber facts but also a hopeful outlook and "can-do" spirit. He is available ( [email protected]) to discuss the study and its implications for:
*public health information campaigns
A summary abstract of the academic paper can be found here. A podcast containing partial results of the study can be found here. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200325005657/en/ |