Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

May 6, 2021

Revelations from the Clinic: Protective Behaviors and Perceptions among People at High Risk for Severe Illness from COVID-19

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  • A survey conducted among residents in rural Michigan (n=150) found that those classified as being at high risk for COVID-19 did not respond significantly differently regarding their level of concern about the pandemic or protective behaviors compared to healthy controls. Among high-risk individuals, no significant differences were observed between those who acknowledged their status (n=73) and those who denied it (n=29). High-risk deniers more frequently reported rarely or never practicing protective behaviors compared to controls or high-risk acknowledgers, though this was not a statistically significant difference.

Greathouse et al. (2021). Revelations from the Clinic: Protective Behaviors and Perceptions among People at High Risk for Severe Illness from COVID-19. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33949247