Fear of COVID-19 and Trust in the Healthcare System Mediates the Association between Individual’s Risk Perception and Preventive COVID-19 Behaviours among Iranians

Problems caused by the novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and its mutations have brought challenges in pandemic control for all countries worldwide. The present study examines the mediating roles of fear of COVID-19 and trust in the healthcare system in the association between individual’s ri...

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Autores principales:	Mehran Alijanzadeh, Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu, Zainab Alimoradi, Narges Mahmoudi, Mark D. Griffiths, Chung-Ying Lin, Hsien-Kuan Liu, Amir H. Pakpour
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 fear of COVID-19 trust in the healthcare system risk perception preventive COVID-19 behaviours Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d63d8a5f95254ffeb102f3156783dd802021-11-25T17:51:29ZFear of COVID-19 and Trust in the Healthcare System Mediates the Association between Individual’s Risk Perception and Preventive COVID-19 Behaviours among Iranians10.3390/ijerph1822121461660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/d63d8a5f95254ffeb102f3156783dd802021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12146https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Problems caused by the novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and its mutations have brought challenges in pandemic control for all countries worldwide. The present study examines the mediating roles of fear of COVID-19 and trust in the healthcare system in the association between individual’s risk perception and performing preventive COVID-19 behaviours among Iranians. A cross-sectional study design was used to collect data from 3652 residents of Qazvin province in Iran from 3 February to 15 April 2021 using a multistage stratified cluster sampling method. Participants responded to an online questionnaire concerning their fear of COVID-19, risk perception, trust in the healthcare system, and preventive COVID-19 behaviours. Small to medium positive interrelationships were observed between the variables of the study. Fear of COVID-19, trust in the healthcare system or both (fear of COVID-19 and trust in the healthcare system) mediated the association between an individual’s risk perception and performing preventive COVID-19 behaviours. The study demonstrated there are at least four ways through which an individual’s risk perception can influence preventive COVID-19 behaviours. Therefore, clinicians, health communicators, and researchers may capitalize on these findings to enhance preventive COVID-19 behaviours to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection.Mehran AlijanzadehDaniel Kwasi AhorsuZainab AlimoradiNarges MahmoudiMark D. GriffithsChung-Ying LinHsien-Kuan LiuAmir H. PakpourMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19fear of COVID-19trust in the healthcare systemrisk perceptionpreventive COVID-19 behavioursMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12146, p 12146 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 fear of COVID-19 trust in the healthcare system risk perception preventive COVID-19 behaviours Medicine R
spellingShingle	COVID-19 fear of COVID-19 trust in the healthcare system risk perception preventive COVID-19 behaviours Medicine R Mehran Alijanzadeh Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu Zainab Alimoradi Narges Mahmoudi Mark D. Griffiths Chung-Ying Lin Hsien-Kuan Liu Amir H. Pakpour Fear of COVID-19 and Trust in the Healthcare System Mediates the Association between Individual’s Risk Perception and Preventive COVID-19 Behaviours among Iranians
description	Problems caused by the novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and its mutations have brought challenges in pandemic control for all countries worldwide. The present study examines the mediating roles of fear of COVID-19 and trust in the healthcare system in the association between individual’s risk perception and performing preventive COVID-19 behaviours among Iranians. A cross-sectional study design was used to collect data from 3652 residents of Qazvin province in Iran from 3 February to 15 April 2021 using a multistage stratified cluster sampling method. Participants responded to an online questionnaire concerning their fear of COVID-19, risk perception, trust in the healthcare system, and preventive COVID-19 behaviours. Small to medium positive interrelationships were observed between the variables of the study. Fear of COVID-19, trust in the healthcare system or both (fear of COVID-19 and trust in the healthcare system) mediated the association between an individual’s risk perception and performing preventive COVID-19 behaviours. The study demonstrated there are at least four ways through which an individual’s risk perception can influence preventive COVID-19 behaviours. Therefore, clinicians, health communicators, and researchers may capitalize on these findings to enhance preventive COVID-19 behaviours to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection.
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author	Mehran Alijanzadeh Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu Zainab Alimoradi Narges Mahmoudi Mark D. Griffiths Chung-Ying Lin Hsien-Kuan Liu Amir H. Pakpour
author_facet	Mehran Alijanzadeh Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu Zainab Alimoradi Narges Mahmoudi Mark D. Griffiths Chung-Ying Lin Hsien-Kuan Liu Amir H. Pakpour
author_sort	Mehran Alijanzadeh
title	Fear of COVID-19 and Trust in the Healthcare System Mediates the Association between Individual’s Risk Perception and Preventive COVID-19 Behaviours among Iranians
title_short	Fear of COVID-19 and Trust in the Healthcare System Mediates the Association between Individual’s Risk Perception and Preventive COVID-19 Behaviours among Iranians
title_full	Fear of COVID-19 and Trust in the Healthcare System Mediates the Association between Individual’s Risk Perception and Preventive COVID-19 Behaviours among Iranians
title_fullStr	Fear of COVID-19 and Trust in the Healthcare System Mediates the Association between Individual’s Risk Perception and Preventive COVID-19 Behaviours among Iranians
title_full_unstemmed	Fear of COVID-19 and Trust in the Healthcare System Mediates the Association between Individual’s Risk Perception and Preventive COVID-19 Behaviours among Iranians
title_sort	fear of covid-19 and trust in the healthcare system mediates the association between individual’s risk perception and preventive covid-19 behaviours among iranians
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/d63d8a5f95254ffeb102f3156783dd80
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Fear of COVID-19 and Trust in the Healthcare System Mediates the Association between Individual’s Risk Perception and Preventive COVID-19 Behaviours among Iranians

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