TY - JOUR
T1 - Dynamic Public Perceptions of the Coronavirus Disease Crisis, the Netherlands, 2020
AU - de Vries, Marion
AU - Claassen, Liesbeth
AU - Te Wierik, Margreet J M
AU - van den Hof, Susan
AU - Brabers, Anne E M
AU - de Jong, Judith D
AU - Timmermans, Danielle R M
AU - Timen, Aura
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved. Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/4/1
Y1 - 2021/4/1
N2 - A key component of outbreak control is monitoring public perceptions and public response. To determine public perceptions and public responses during the first 3 months of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Netherlands, we conducted 6 repeated surveys of ≈3,000 persons. Generalized estimating equations analyses revealed changes over time as well as differences between groups at low and high risk. Overall, respondents perceived the risks associated with COVID-19 to be considerable, were positive about the mitigation measures, trusted the information and the measures from authorities, and adopted protective measures. Substantial increases were observed in risk perceptions and self-reported protective behavior in the first weeks of the outbreak. Individual differences were based mainly on participants' age and health condition. We recommend that authorities constantly adjust their COVID-19 communication and mitigation strategies to fit public perceptions and public responses and that they tailor the information for different groups.
AB - A key component of outbreak control is monitoring public perceptions and public response. To determine public perceptions and public responses during the first 3 months of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Netherlands, we conducted 6 repeated surveys of ≈3,000 persons. Generalized estimating equations analyses revealed changes over time as well as differences between groups at low and high risk. Overall, respondents perceived the risks associated with COVID-19 to be considerable, were positive about the mitigation measures, trusted the information and the measures from authorities, and adopted protective measures. Substantial increases were observed in risk perceptions and self-reported protective behavior in the first weeks of the outbreak. Individual differences were based mainly on participants' age and health condition. We recommend that authorities constantly adjust their COVID-19 communication and mitigation strategies to fit public perceptions and public responses and that they tailor the information for different groups.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2704.203328
DO - https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2704.203328
M3 - Article
C2 - 33493429
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 27
SP - 1098
EP - 1109
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
IS - 4
ER -