Measuring Italian citizens' engagement in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic containment measures: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In January 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) started to spread in Italy. The Italian government adopted urgent measures to slow its spread. Enforcing compliance with such measures is crucial in order to enhance their effectiveness. Engaging citizens in the COVID-19 preventive process is urgent today both in Italy and around the world. However, to the best of our knowledge, no previous studies have investigated the role of health engagement in predicting citizens' compliance with health emergency containment measures.

Method

An online survey was administered between February 28 and March 4, 2020 on a representative sample of 1000 Italians. The questionnaire included a measure of health engagement (Patient Health Engagement Scale), a 5-item Likert scale

SUBMITTER: Graffigna G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7485890 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature