Precautionary Behavior Practices and Psychological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients and Quarantined Persons.

ABSTRACT: since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported in 2019, South Korea has enforced isolation of patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, as well as quarantine for close contacts of individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 and persons traveling from abroad, in order to contain its spread. Precautionary behavior practices and psychological characteristics of confirmed and quarantined persons were investigated for planning pandemic recovery and preparedness. this study was conducted with 1716 confirmed patients and quarantined persons in Daegu and Busan, regions where a high number of cases were confirmed during the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea. We collected online survey data from 23 April to 20 May 2020, in Daegu, and 28 April to 27 May 2020, in Busan, in coop

SUBMITTER: Lee Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8200059 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature