Home-Isolation Care in Newly COVID-19-Positive Elderly Patients: A Caregiver-Centric Explanatory Framework.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: This community-based study aimed to identify the effect of different behavioral factors of family caregivers on the decision for home-isolation-based treatment of a new COVID-19-diagnosed elderly individual. It also explored the facilitators and barriers contributing to the decision-making process. Methods: A mixed-methods design was adopted to study the role of behavioral constructs such as risk tolerance, risk aversion, regret aversion, loss aversion, self-efficacy, and risk perception in healthcare-seeking decisions. By integrating the findings from the quantitative and qualitative parts, a framework was developed. Results: Self-efficacy, risk perception, and risk tolerance related to different issues were crucial factors behind the healthcare decision.

SUBMITTER: Lahiri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10394230 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature