Predicting PPE use, post-traumatic stress, and physical symptoms during the early weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns in the USA

O’Brien, William H.; Wang, Shan; Varga, Aniko Viktoria; Xu, Huanzhen; Sims, Tracy; Horan, Kristin A.; Lim, Chung Xiann

doi:10.1101/2020.07.27.20162057

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“…The Preventive actions taken scale (PATS) was developed in late January 2020 in China as the pandemic was emerging (O'Brien, et al, 2020). The original 12-item measure assessed PPE use (masks, gloves), obtaining cleaning and preventive health supplies, avoiding contact with other people, avoiding travel, and avoiding risky foods.…”

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Trait Mindful Nonreactivity and Nonjudgment Prospectively Predict of COVID-19 Health Protective Behaviors Across a Two-Month Interval in a USA Sample

O’Brien

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Varga

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The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a growing recommendation for social distancing and using personal protective equipment (PPE) to help mitigate the virus transmission. Previous studies have shown promising relationships between perceived susceptibility to COVID-19, mindfulness-related variables, and COVID-19 health protective behaviors (social distancing and PPE use). In this longitudinal study, the variables were measured across a two-month interval during the earlier phase of the pandemic in June (Time 1) and August (Time 2), 2020. The results from 151 matched USA MTurk participants indicated that the perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 did not significantly predict the health protective behaviors. For mindfulness, nonreactivity was positively related to PPE use while nonjudgement was negatively related to PPE use. Accordingly, mindfulness promotion messages could be a way to increase the likelihood of people performing health protective behaviors to better constrain the COVID-19 outbreak.

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confidence: 99%

Trait Mindful Nonreactivity and Nonjudgment Prospectively Predict of COVID-19 Health Protective Behaviors Across a Two-Month Interval in a USA Sample

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Intolerance of Uncertainty as a Situational Vulnerability Factor in the Context of the Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of COVID‐19‐Related Psychological Impacts

Akbari,

Seydavi,

Zamani

et al. 2024

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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BackgroundIntolerance of uncertainty (IU) is widely accepted as a transdiagnostic vulnerability factor for a range of mental health problems. It is considered a transsituational vulnerability factor associated with a range of responses to different stressful life situations. The aim of this systematic review and meta‐analysis is to examine the association between IU and specific psychological responses to the COVID‐19 pandemic and the moderators of this relationship drawn from IU research and other studies on COVID‐19.MethodThe studies included were as follows: (i) English‐language articles published in peer‐reviewed journals or thesis/dissertations; (ii) reporting specific psychological impacts of COVID‐19; (c) reporting IU; (iii) case‐control studies, prospective cohort studies, experimental studies and cross‐sectional studies of large populations and (iv) reporting correlation coefficients between the variables of interest. Studies on participants with a diagnosis of neurological and/or organic impairment were excluded. The databases searched were Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and ProQuest, up until 31 December 2022. The risk of bias was assessed using the Risk of Bias Utilized for Surveys Tool (ROBUST, Nudelman et al., 2020). Sensitivity analysis was conducted using the one‐study remove method, and studentized residuals and Cook's distance were examined. A random effects model was used.ResultsWe examined the association between IU and COVID‐19‐related psychological impacts across 85 studies from 22 countries (N = 69,997; 64.95% female; mean sample age, 32.90 ± 9.70). There was no evidence of publication bias. We found a medium and positive association between IU and COVID‐19‐related psychological impacts (N = 69,562, r = 0.35, k = 89, 95% CI [0.32, 0.37]), which was independent of the IU measure used or whether the psychological impact was measured in relation to the virus alone or broader aspects of the pandemic. It was also independent of severity, publication year, sample type and size, study quality, age and sample levels of anxiety, depressive symptoms, stress, mental well‐being and social support. However, the observed association varied significantly between countries and country income levels (stronger among low‐incomes) and across genders (stronger among males) and was stronger for measures with greater reliability and more items, but lower among samples with more people who had been exposed to COVID‐19.ConclusionsThe findings support that IU is a higher order transsituational vulnerability factor related to cognitive, behavioural and distress responses during the pandemic. Limitations include English‐language‐only sources, reliance on a wide range of measures that were coded using a novel system and variable risk of bias across studies. The implications are considered in relation to the management of psychological consequences of major situational stressors experienced at a global scale, but the variations at a national and socioeconomic level also have implications for different or localized stressors at a regional or community level.

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Risk Perception and Prevention of Covid-19 Infection Among Mexico City Residents: A Structural Equation Model Analysis

Salvador-Ginez,

Irepan Aguilar,

Ortega Andeane

2023

Psychology and Covid-19 in the Americas

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Predicting PPE use, post-traumatic stress, and physical symptoms during the early weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns in the USA

Cited by 3 publications

References 37 publications

Trait Mindful Nonreactivity and Nonjudgment Prospectively Predict of COVID-19 Health Protective Behaviors Across a Two-Month Interval in a USA Sample

Trait Mindful Nonreactivity and Nonjudgment Prospectively Predict of COVID-19 Health Protective Behaviors Across a Two-Month Interval in a USA Sample

Intolerance of Uncertainty as a Situational Vulnerability Factor in the Context of the Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of COVID‐19‐Related Psychological Impacts

Risk Perception and Prevention of Covid-19 Infection Among Mexico City Residents: A Structural Equation Model Analysis

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