RT Journal Article
T1 Risk perception of healthcare workers in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
A1 Muraguti Griesi, Joana
A1 Bernardes, João Marcos
A1 Spröesser Alonso, Melissa
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
A1 Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
A1 Fagundo Rivera, Javier
A1 López López, Daniel
A1 Camacho Vega, Juan Carlos
A1 Dias, Adriano
AB Objectives: To validate the items of the Emotional Impact Questionnaire coronavirus disease-2019(COVID-19) related to risk perception, estimating its degree, among healthcare workers in thefirst wave of COVID-19 pandemic, identifying possible associated factors.Methods: cross-sectional study in 1872 healthcare workers of Brazil. The population was characterizedby sociodemographic and occupational information, knowledge about COVID-19,quality of information received, risk perception and preventive measures about the disease,and sense of coherence.Results: Being divorced, having a chronic disease, spending more than 1 h per day gettinginformed about COVID-19, and always or almost always wearing a mask regardless of symptoms,as well as self-perception of health were associated with high-risk perception. An inverse associationwas found between risk perception, sense of coherence and not knowing if one has hadoccasional contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases.Conclusion: Risk perception is influenced by emotions, experiences, and knowledge. Sense ofcoherence and resilience have a role in reducing risk perception. Understanding risk perception iscrucial for developing effective strategies to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic andother similar scenarios.
PB Elsevier
SN 2405-8440 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23623
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23623
LA eng
NO Griesi, J. M., Bernardes, J. M., Alonso, M., Gómez-Salgado, J., Ruiz-Frutos, C., Fagundo-Rivera, J., López-López, D., Camacho-Vega, J. C., & Dias, A. (2024). Risk perception of healthcare workers in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. In Heliyon (Vol. 10, Issue 3, p. e25297). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25297
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026