2004
DOI: 10.3201/eid1008.040283
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SARS Risk Perception, Knowledge, Precautions, and Information Sources, the Netherlands

Abstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)–related risk perceptions, knowledge, precautionary actions, and information sources were studied in the Netherlands during the 2003 SARS outbreak. Although respondents were highly aware of the SARS outbreak, the outbreak did not result in unnecessary precautionary actions or fears.

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“…An open question "Please justify why you would be willing to take the risk you chose" was also asked. The instrument was largely based on the international SARS Psychosocial Research Consortium survey [15], with additional questions on risk perceptions: perceived personal and comparative risk of avian influenza, SARS, and infectious diseases in general; perceived risk of flu, other diseases, accidents, and other travel-related hazards; personal and comparative risk taking tendency; issues important in risk taking; perceived efficacy to prevent avian flu, SARS, and infectious diseases in general; and precautionary behaviors while on trip (for the items and the response categories, please see Table 1). Psychological scales included seven subscales of the Illness Attitudes Scales [13,16]: fear of illness (general reliability 0.91) [17], worry about illness (0.92), effects of symptoms (0.93), concern about pain (0.87), fear of disease (0.92), fear of death (0.89), and health habits (0.79); Short-form Anxiety Inventory (0.84) [18]; Life Orientation Test (0.78) [19].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An open question "Please justify why you would be willing to take the risk you chose" was also asked. The instrument was largely based on the international SARS Psychosocial Research Consortium survey [15], with additional questions on risk perceptions: perceived personal and comparative risk of avian influenza, SARS, and infectious diseases in general; perceived risk of flu, other diseases, accidents, and other travel-related hazards; personal and comparative risk taking tendency; issues important in risk taking; perceived efficacy to prevent avian flu, SARS, and infectious diseases in general; and precautionary behaviors while on trip (for the items and the response categories, please see Table 1). Psychological scales included seven subscales of the Illness Attitudes Scales [13,16]: fear of illness (general reliability 0.91) [17], worry about illness (0.92), effects of symptoms (0.93), concern about pain (0.87), fear of disease (0.92), fear of death (0.89), and health habits (0.79); Short-form Anxiety Inventory (0.84) [18]; Life Orientation Test (0.78) [19].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Lepp and Gibson (2003) report that men are less concerned about health and food-related risks than women. Women perceive higher travel risks and risk of experiencing natural disasters than men (Brug et al 2004;Mitchell and Vassos 1997). According to Kozak et al (2007), female tourists are more concerned about infectious disease, terrorist attack and natural disaster risks than male tourists.…”
Section: Influence Of Natural Disasters and Travel Risk On Internatiomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, during the SARS outbreak in early 2003, most persons surveyed obtained information through the media and the Internet (22,145). Although the response of the CDC and other health agencies was much more organized for the SARS outbreak in the late spring of 2003 (87) immunization and high-risk patients could not obtain the vaccine (27).…”
Section: Media Studiesmentioning
confidence: 99%