Understanding public support for COVID-19 pandemic mitigation measures over time: Does it wear out?

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 mitigation measures intend to protect public health, but their adverse psychological, social, and economic effects weaken public support. Less favorable trade-offs may especially weaken support for more restrictive measures. Support for mitigation measures may also differ between population subgroups who experience different benefits and costs, and decrease over time, a phenomenon termed "pandemic fatigue."

Methods

We examined self-reported support for COVID-19 mitigation measures in the Netherlands over 12 consecutives waves of data collection between April 2020 and May 2021 in an open population cohort study. Participants were recruited through community panels of the 25 regional public health services, and through links to the online surveys advertised

SUBMITTER: De Wit JBF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10020646 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature