Open AccessEffect of exposure to COVID‐19 infodemic on infection‐preventive intentions among Korean adults
Author(s) -
Han JeongWon,
Park Junhee,
Lee Hanna
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.965
Subject(s) - covid-19 , vulnerability (computing) , public health , health belief model , structural equation modeling , self efficacy , medicine , environmental health , risk perception , psychology , disease , clinical psychology , perception , infectious disease (medical specialty) , social psychology , health education , nursing , statistics , computer security , mathematics , pathology , neuroscience , computer science
Aim This study determined the effect of exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) infodemic on infection‐preventive intentions among Korean adults. Design This was a cross‐sectional study that used structural equation model. Methods Data were collected between 14 April–7 July 2020 from 300 adults in their 20s to 60s residing in South Korea. Analysis was performed using SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 20.0. Results Exposure to COVID‐19 infodemic had a direct effect on the reduction of COVID‐19‐related knowledge and personal preventive health intentions. COVID‐19‐related knowledge had a direct impact on increased perceived severity, perceived vulnerability, perceived self‐efficacy, and personal preventive health intentions. Perceived severity, perceived vulnerability, and perceived self‐efficacy had a direct effect on increasing preventive intentions for personal health; and perceived severity had a direct effect on preventive intentions for public health.