Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Division of Cancer Control & Policy, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
PLoS One. 2023 Jun 9;18(6):e0287143. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287143. eCollection 2023.
This study investigated the association between public perception of the appropriateness of management strategies implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic and the level of disturbances in daily activities reported by the general population.
This cross-sectional study used Korea Community Health Survey conducted from August to November 2020. Public perception of COVID-19 management strategies included those implemented by the government (central, city or provincial, and administrative districts), the mass media, regional medical institutions, and neighbors. The subjective level of disturbances in daily activities was measured using a 0-100 numeric rating scale developed by Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Multivariable linear regression analysis was used. A subgroup analysis was conducted based on education level.
The present study analyzed 211,353 participants. Compared to individuals who perceived that the management strategies implemented during the pandemic was 'highly appropriate,' those who reported 'mediocre appropriateness' (β: -1.96, p-value: <0.001) or 'low appropriateness' (β: -3.60, p-value: 0.010) reported higher levels of subjective disturbances. The appropriateness of measures implemented by the mass media was associated with levels of subjective disturbances felt by individuals of lower education with statistical significance, whereas that applied by the mass media and the government were important in those with higher education.
The findings suggest the importance of public perception of management strategies when implementing containment policies and minimizing its disturbances on daily lives is essential.
本研究旨在探讨公众对 COVID-19 大流行期间实施管理策略的看法与普通人群日常活动受扰程度之间的关系。
本横断面研究使用了 2020 年 8 月至 11 月期间进行的韩国社区健康调查。公众对 COVID-19 管理策略的看法包括政府（中央、市/省和行政区）、大众媒体、地区医疗机构和邻居实施的策略。日常活动受扰的主观程度采用韩国疾病控制与预防机构制定的 0-100 数字评分量表进行测量。采用多变量线性回归分析。根据教育水平进行了亚组分析。
本研究共分析了 211353 名参与者。与认为大流行期间实施的管理策略“非常适当”的个体相比，认为“适度适当”（β：-1.96，p 值：<0.001）或“低度适当”（β：-3.60，p 值：0.010）的个体报告的主观受扰程度更高。大众媒体实施的措施的适当性与受教育程度较低的个体的主观受扰程度显著相关，而大众媒体和政府实施的措施在受教育程度较高的个体中更为重要。
研究结果表明，在实施遏制政策时，公众对管理策略的看法非常重要，最大限度地减少其对日常生活的干扰至关重要。
