Faculty of Social Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
J Infect Public Health. 2023 May;16(5):645-650. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2023.03.003. Epub 2023 Mar 7.
Anti-pandemic fatigue has inevitably set in owing to the high intensity and prolonged presence of pandemic preventive measures. Globally, COVID-19 remains severe; however, pandemic fatigue may lead to less efficient viral control.
A total of 803 participants residing in Hong Kong interviewed via telephone using a structured questionnaire. Linear regression was employed to test the corelates of anti-pandemic fatigue and the moderators that could potentially impact the appearance of fatigue.
When confounding effects of demographic factors (e.g., age, gender, educational attainment, and economic activity status) were avoided, daily hassles were found to be a core factor associated with anti-pandemic fatigue (B =0.369, SE =0.049, p = 0.000). For people with a higher level of pandemic-related knowledge and fewer obstacles brought about by preventive measures, the impact of daily hassles on pandemic fatigue weakened. Moreover, when pandemic-related knowledge was high, there was no positive association between adherence and fatigue.
This study confirms that daily hassles can lead to anti-pandemic fatigue, which can be mitigated by improving the general public's understanding of the virus and developing more convenient measures.
由于高强度和长期存在的防疫措施，不可避免地出现了抗疫疲劳。全球范围内，COVID-19 仍然严重；然而，抗疫疲劳可能导致病毒控制效率降低。
通过电话使用结构化问卷对居住在香港的 803 名参与者进行访谈。采用线性回归检验抗疫疲劳的相关因素和可能影响疲劳出现的调节因素。
当避免了人口统计学因素（如年龄、性别、教育程度和经济活动状况）的混杂效应时，日常困扰被发现是与抗疫疲劳相关的核心因素（B=0.369，SE=0.049，p=0.000）。对于具有较高的与疫情相关知识水平和较少的预防措施障碍的人来说，日常困扰对疫情疲劳的影响减弱。此外，当与疫情相关的知识水平较高时，遵守和疲劳之间没有正相关关系。
本研究证实，日常困扰会导致抗疫疲劳，通过提高公众对病毒的认识和制定更方便的措施，可以减轻这种疲劳。
