Article ; Online: COVID-19 risk perceptions, worries and preventive behaviors in patients with previous pulmonary embolism.
2021 Volume 202, Page(s) 77–83
Abstract: ... with a history of pulmonary embolism (PE) perceive their individual COVID-19 risk. Moreover, their worries and ... preventive behaviors and their associations with risk perception are unknown.: Materials and methods ... patients with previous PE feel that they belong to a high risk group in terms of severe illness from COVID ...
| Abstract | Introduction: The presence of conditions, such as cardiovascular or chronic lung diseases, was reported to be associated with more severe cases of COVID-19. It is, however, so far unclear how patients with a history of pulmonary embolism (PE) perceive their individual COVID-19 risk. Moreover, their worries and preventive behaviors and their associations with risk perception are unknown. Materials and methods: A postal survey was conducted in April 2020, including participants with previous PE from the German "Lungenembolie Augsburg" (LEA) cohort study. The questionnaire contained items on COVID-19 knowledge, risk perception (infection likelihood, susceptibility, dangerousness), information sources and satisfaction with information, individual assignment to a high risk group due to pre-existing conditions, worries, infection likelihood, and implementation of preventive behaviors. Results: From the 185 respondents, 71.7% assigned themselves to a high risk group in terms of developing a severe case of COVID-19. The likelihood of being infected was rated as verylow/low by 82.3% and the susceptability by 37.8%. A considerable percentage of patients expected a very high/high infection risk in a hospital (48.3%) or at a doctor's practice (37.9%). Major sources of information were the patients' general practitioners (48.9%) and the internet (31.5%). Assignment to a high risk group (β = 1.04) and uncertainty in terms of assignment (β = 1.26) were significantly (p = 0.01) associated with a higher level of health-related worries. Conclusions: Most patients with previous PE feel that they belong to a high risk group in terms of severe illness from COVID-19. Support in coping with their individual COVID-19 risk is warranted. |
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| MeSH term(s) | COVID-19 ; Cohort Studies ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans ; Perception ; Pulmonary Embolism/etiology ; Pulmonary Embolism/prevention & control ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Surveys and Questionnaires | |||||
| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2021-03-23 | |||||
| Publishing country | United States | |||||
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 121852-9 | |||||
| ISSN | 1879-2472 ; 0049-3848 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1879-2472 | |||||
| ISSN | 0049-3848 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1016/j.thromres.2021.03.016 | |||||
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