Factors Predicting the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Preventive Behaviors of Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bangkok, Thailand
Issued Date
2022-08-01
Resource Type
ISSN
16617827
eISSN
16604601
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85136727629
Pubmed ID
36011996
Journal Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
19
Issue
16
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol.19 No.16 (2022)
Suggested Citation
Upake C., Nanthamongkolchai S., Taechaboonsermsak P., Yodmai K., Suksatan W. Factors Predicting the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Preventive Behaviors of Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bangkok, Thailand. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol.19 No.16 (2022). doi:10.3390/ijerph191610361 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/84689
Title
Factors Predicting the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Preventive Behaviors of Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bangkok, Thailand
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the health behaviors of older adults. Thus, the factors predicting the COVID-19 preventive behaviors of older adults during the COVID-19 outbreak should be examined. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the COVID-19 preventive behaviors of older adults and explore the factors predicting these. A cross-sectional study was performed with 400 older adults who were selected using the cluster sampling technique. The associations of all variables in preventing COVID-19 infection with COVID-19 preventive behaviors were examined using stepwise multiple regression. The study results revealed that 70.8% of the study participants had high levels of COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Among these, self-efficacy in preventing COVID-19 infection (β = 0.224) showed the highest ability to predict COVID-19 preventive behaviors, followed by COVID-19 response efficacy (β = 0.171), knowledge about COVID-19 (β = 0.110), and gender (β = −0.102). Older adults adopted protective behaviors at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The predictors of these behaviors should be considered while designing and developing appropriate COVID-19 preventive behavior interventions, aimed at inducing behavioral modifications to reduce further infection with and spread of COVID-19.