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Social distancing in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States.
PLoS One. 2020; 15(9):e0239025.Plos

Abstract

In order to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, much of the US was placed under social distancing guidelines during March 2020. We characterized risk perceptions and adherence to social distancing recommendations in March 2020 among US adults aged 18+ in an online survey with age and gender quotas to match the general US population (N = 713). We used multivariable logistic and linear regression to estimate associations between age (by generational cohort) and these outcomes. The median perceived risk of infection with COVID-19 within the next month was 32%, and 65% of individuals were practicing more social distancing than before the outbreak. Baby Boomers had lower perceived risk than Millennials (-10.6%, 95% CI: -16.2%, -5.0%), yet were more frequently social distancing (OR = 1.64; 95% CI: 1.05, 2.56). Public health outreach should focus on raising compliance with social distancing recommendations, especially among high risk groups. Efforts to address risk perceptions alone may be inadequate.

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Masters NB
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Shih SF
Department of Health Management & Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Bukoff A
Independent Consultant, Bloomfield Hills, MI, United States of America.
Akel KB
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Kobayashi LC
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Miller AL
Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Harapan H
Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Lu Y
Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety (Ministry of Education), Department of Epidemiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Wagner AL
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.

MeSH

AdolescentAdultAttitudeCOVID-19Coronavirus InfectionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPhysical DistancingPneumonia, ViralQuarantineRisk-TakingUnited States

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Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Language

eng

PubMed ID

32915884

Citation

Masters, Nina B., et al. "Social Distancing in Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States." PloS One, vol. 15, no. 9, 2020, pp. e0239025.
Masters NB, Shih SF, Bukoff A, et al. Social distancing in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States. PLoS One. 2020;15(9):e0239025.
Masters, N. B., Shih, S. F., Bukoff, A., Akel, K. B., Kobayashi, L. C., Miller, A. L., Harapan, H., Lu, Y., & Wagner, A. L. (2020). Social distancing in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States. PloS One, 15(9), e0239025. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239025
Masters NB, et al. Social Distancing in Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States. PLoS One. 2020;15(9):e0239025. PubMed PMID: 32915884.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Social distancing in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States. AU - Masters,Nina B, AU - Shih,Shu-Fang, AU - Bukoff,Allen, AU - Akel,Kaitlyn B, AU - Kobayashi,Lindsay C, AU - Miller,Alison L, AU - Harapan,Harapan, AU - Lu,Yihan, AU - Wagner,Abram L, Y1 - 2020/09/11/ PY - 2020/05/05/received PY - 2020/08/28/accepted PY - 2020/9/11/entrez PY - 2020/9/12/pubmed PY - 2020/9/29/medline SP - e0239025 EP - e0239025 JF - PloS one JO - PLoS One VL - 15 IS - 9 N2 - In order to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, much of the US was placed under social distancing guidelines during March 2020. We characterized risk perceptions and adherence to social distancing recommendations in March 2020 among US adults aged 18+ in an online survey with age and gender quotas to match the general US population (N = 713). We used multivariable logistic and linear regression to estimate associations between age (by generational cohort) and these outcomes. The median perceived risk of infection with COVID-19 within the next month was 32%, and 65% of individuals were practicing more social distancing than before the outbreak. Baby Boomers had lower perceived risk than Millennials (-10.6%, 95% CI: -16.2%, -5.0%), yet were more frequently social distancing (OR = 1.64; 95% CI: 1.05, 2.56). Public health outreach should focus on raising compliance with social distancing recommendations, especially among high risk groups. Efforts to address risk perceptions alone may be inadequate. SN - 1932-6203 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/32915884/Social_distancing_in_response_to_the_novel_coronavirus__COVID_19__in_the_United_States_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -