Trajectories of perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 over a year: The COVID-19 & chronic conditions (C3) cohort study.

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Abstract

The U.S. public health response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been widely criticized as having downplayed the potential implications COVID-19 could have on one's personal health. Despite the unprecedented threat of COVID-19, many individuals still believed that it was not at all likely that they would become infected. We sought to investigate trends in adults' perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 over the first year of the pandemic, whether distinct trajectories emerged, and if these trajectories differed by participant socio-demographic characteristics.This was a longitudinal cohort study with 5 time points of data collection (March 13, 2020-March 3, 2021). Subjects included 627 adults living with ≥1 chronic conditions, who completed a baseline interview and

SUBMITTER: Opsasnick LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9276380 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature