Comparing Fear of COVID-19 and Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Between Iranian and Taiwanese Older People: Early Reaction May Be a Key
This study assessed fear of the novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19), preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors, and the association between fear of COVID-19 and preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors among older people in Iran and Taiwan. Older people aged over 60 years (n = 144 for Iranians and 139 fo...
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doaj-69da669c246c48f9adae495f6165dad52021-09-23T04:52:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652021-09-01910.3389/fpubh.2021.740333740333Comparing Fear of COVID-19 and Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Between Iranian and Taiwanese Older People: Early Reaction May Be a KeyAmir H. Pakpour0Amir H. Pakpour1Chieh-hsiu Liu2Wen-Li Hou3Wen-Li Hou4Yu-Pin Chen5Yu-Pin Chen6Yueh-Ping Li7Yi-Jie Kuo8Yi-Jie Kuo9Chung-Ying Lin10Chung-Ying Lin11Chung-Ying Lin12Damian Scarf13Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IranDepartment of Nursing, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, SwedenNational Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Nursing, National Tainan Junior College of Nursing, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, TaiwanInstitute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan0Department of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan1Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan2Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New ZealandThis study assessed fear of the novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19), preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors, and the association between fear of COVID-19 and preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors among older people in Iran and Taiwan. Older people aged over 60 years (n = 144 for Iranians and 139 for Taiwanese) completed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and two items on preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors (i.e., hand washing and mouth covering when sneezing). Iranian older people had a significantly higher level of fear of COVID-19 than did Taiwanese older people. Moreover, Iranian older people had significantly lower frequencies of preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors than did Taiwanese older people. Different timings in implementing COVID-19 infection control policies in Iran and Taiwan may explain why Iranian older people had greater fear of COVID-19 and lower preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors than did Taiwanese older people.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.740333/fullCOVID-19elderinfection preventive behaviorIranTaiwan |
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Amir H. Pakpour Amir H. Pakpour Chieh-hsiu Liu Wen-Li Hou Wen-Li Hou Yu-Pin Chen Yu-Pin Chen Yueh-Ping Li Yi-Jie Kuo Yi-Jie Kuo Chung-Ying Lin Chung-Ying Lin Chung-Ying Lin Damian Scarf Comparing Fear of COVID-19 and Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Between Iranian and Taiwanese Older People: Early Reaction May Be a Key Frontiers in Public Health COVID-19 elder infection preventive behavior Iran Taiwan |
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Amir H. Pakpour Amir H. Pakpour Chieh-hsiu Liu Wen-Li Hou Wen-Li Hou Yu-Pin Chen Yu-Pin Chen Yueh-Ping Li Yi-Jie Kuo Yi-Jie Kuo Chung-Ying Lin Chung-Ying Lin Chung-Ying Lin Damian Scarf |
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Comparing Fear of COVID-19 and Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Between Iranian and Taiwanese Older People: Early Reaction May Be a Key |
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Comparing Fear of COVID-19 and Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Between Iranian and Taiwanese Older People: Early Reaction May Be a Key |
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Comparing Fear of COVID-19 and Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Between Iranian and Taiwanese Older People: Early Reaction May Be a Key |
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Comparing Fear of COVID-19 and Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Between Iranian and Taiwanese Older People: Early Reaction May Be a Key |
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Comparing Fear of COVID-19 and Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Between Iranian and Taiwanese Older People: Early Reaction May Be a Key |
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comparing fear of covid-19 and preventive covid-19 infection behaviors between iranian and taiwanese older people: early reaction may be a key |
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This study assessed fear of the novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19), preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors, and the association between fear of COVID-19 and preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors among older people in Iran and Taiwan. Older people aged over 60 years (n = 144 for Iranians and 139 for Taiwanese) completed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and two items on preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors (i.e., hand washing and mouth covering when sneezing). Iranian older people had a significantly higher level of fear of COVID-19 than did Taiwanese older people. Moreover, Iranian older people had significantly lower frequencies of preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors than did Taiwanese older people. Different timings in implementing COVID-19 infection control policies in Iran and Taiwan may explain why Iranian older people had greater fear of COVID-19 and lower preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors than did Taiwanese older people. |
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COVID-19 elder infection preventive behavior Iran Taiwan |
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