Department of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Int J Public Health. 2022 Aug 9;67:1604717. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604717. eCollection 2022.
To describe COVID-19 information-seeking behavior (CISB) during the first stage of the pandemic in Switzerland and identify its determinants. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey (4 May to 6 July 2020). Participants self-reported their CISB (information sources and frequency), personal COVID-19 situation (e.g., perception about having had COVID-19), sociodemographic information, and completed validated measures of health literacy, and worry and anxiety. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regressions. We included 1,505 participants (24.7% male; mean age = 43.0 years, SD = 13.9). Most participants reported searching for information daily ( = 1,023, 68.0%) and referring to multiple information sources (mean 3.7, SD = 1.5). Commonly used sources were official websites ( = 1,129, 75.0%) and newspapers ( = 997, 66.2%). Participants with higher health literacy were more likely to seek information daily and use online resources, but less likely to use personal networks than those with lower health literacy. We did not find any association between CISB and worry and anxiety. More opportunities for personal dialogue and education about reliable online information resources should be encouraged to optimize the CISB of groups with lower health literacy.
描述 COVID-19 信息搜索行为（CISB）在瑞士大流行的第一阶段，并确定其决定因素。我们进行了一项在线横断面调查（2020 年 5 月 4 日至 7 月 6 日）。参与者自我报告了他们的 CISB（信息来源和频率）、个人 COVID-19 状况（例如，对 COVID-19 的认知）、社会人口统计学信息，并完成了健康素养、担忧和焦虑的验证性测量。使用描述性统计和逻辑回归分析数据。我们纳入了 1505 名参与者（24.7%为男性；平均年龄 = 43.0 岁，标准差 = 13.9）。大多数参与者报告每天都在搜索信息（= 1023，68.0%），并参考多个信息来源（平均 3.7，标准差 = 1.5）。常用的来源是官方网站（= 1129，75.0%）和报纸（= 997，66.2%）。健康素养较高的参与者更有可能每天搜索信息并使用在线资源，但与健康素养较低的参与者相比，他们更不可能使用个人网络。我们没有发现 CISB 与担忧和焦虑之间存在任何关联。应鼓励更多的个人对话和有关可靠在线信息资源的教育机会，以优化健康素养较低群体的 CISB。
