People with long-term conditions are more adherent to protective behaviours against infectious disease.

Publication date: Dec 01, 2024

To investigate the relationship between long-term condition (LTC) status and adherence to protective behaviours against infectious disease (face covering, physical distancing, hand hygiene). Representative cross-sectional observational survey in summer 2020 in Scotland. Independent variable is LTC status (LTC, disability, no LTC); dependent variable is adherence to protective behaviours (face covering, hand hygiene, social distancing); moderator variables are age, gender and area deprivation; mediator variables are perceived threat and psychological distress. P values of p

Concepts Keywords
Disease Chronic disease
Moderator COVID-19
Scotland health behaviour
Summer Infectious disease
Therapy long-term conditions

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH infectious disease
pathway REACTOME Infectious disease
disease MESH psychological distress
disease MESH Chronic disease
disease MESH COVID-19

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