Ravenhurst Johanna, Snyder Teah, Wallace Kate, Pennell Sheila, Goff Sarah L, Lover Andrew A
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2025 Jan;73(1):406-418. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2225626. Epub 2023 Jul 18.
To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding COVID-19 in university affiliates to inform future COVID-19 policies and practices.
Undergraduate students, graduate students and university employees at a large public university.
Semi-structured focus groups and interviews were conducted between December 2020 and January 2021. Data were analyzed inductive thematic analysis.
Analysis of data from the 36 participants generated five themes: COVID-19 knowledge, stress and coping, trust, decision-making, and institutional feedback. Misunderstanding of COVID-19 preventive behaviors was common, which appeared to compound high levels of stress and presented an educational opportunity. University investment in an asymptomatic testing program was reported to increase perceived safety.
Participants' experiences with a large university's COVID-19 response suggest a desire for consistent and transparent communication and an opportunity for institutions to examine the effectiveness of their communication strategies, public health protocols, and mechanisms for assessing and mitigating stress.
探讨大学附属机构中关于新冠病毒病（COVID-19）的知识、态度和行为，以为未来的COVID-19政策和实践提供参考。
一所大型公立大学的本科生、研究生和大学员工。
在2020年12月至2021年1月期间进行了半结构化焦点小组访谈。采用归纳主题分析法对数据进行分析。
对36名参与者的数据进行分析得出了五个主题：COVID-19知识、压力与应对、信任、决策和机构反馈。对COVID-19预防行为的误解很常见，这似乎加剧了高度的压力，并提供了一个教育机会。据报告，大学对无症状检测计划的投入增加了人们的安全感。
参与者在一所大型大学应对COVID-19方面的经历表明，他们希望获得一致且透明的沟通，同时机构也有机会审视其沟通策略、公共卫生协议以及评估和缓解压力机制的有效性。
