Role of individual characteristics and national distancing policies for COVID-19 protective behaviour among older adults: a cross-sectional study of 27 European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evidence on how individual characteristics and distancing policies during the first wave of COVID-19 together influenced health behaviours is scarce. The objective of this study is to fill in this gap by studying how the propensity to engage in protective behaviours in Europe was shaped by the interplay of individual characteristics and national policies.

Design

Data on individual behaviour in 27 countries came from the 'Corona Survey' module of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, collected in summer 2020. As outcomes, we considered avoidant behaviours (never leaving home, reducing frequency of walks and reducing frequency of social meetings) and preventive behaviour (wearing a face mask). Among relevant policies, we considered stay-at-home restr

SUBMITTER: Mikucka M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9899653 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature