Current status and influential factors for family health management during quarantine: A latent category analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to explore factors affecting family health management during home quarantine as well as the effects of variations in family health management (FHM) on individuals' health status.

Methods

Using stratified random sampling, 618 families in Wuhan as well as cities within its surrounding provinces were recruited and surveyed online. Latent class variables were extracted from four modules: disinfection, space layout, physical exercise, and food reserves. The analysis was conducted using the poLCA package in R software (v.4.1.0). Chi-squared tests, Fisher's exact tests, and non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to compare groups as appropriate.

Results

We found an overall questionnaire reliability of 0.77 and a total omega of 0.92, indicating that

SUBMITTER: Li G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9022814 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature