{"id":6666,"date":"2020-05-06T15:28:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T22:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=6666"},"modified":"2021-03-16T15:28:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T22:28:55","slug":"the-impact-of-believing-you-have-had-covid-19-on-behaviour-cross-sectional-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/05\/06\/the-impact-of-believing-you-have-had-covid-19-on-behaviour-cross-sectional-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"The impact of believing you have had COVID-19 on\u00a0behaviour: Cross-sectional survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">online<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">urvey\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0UK<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0investigate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0behavioral differences between\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">people\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who do and do not believe that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">they have had COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The survey indicates that there may be a high number of people\u00a0who\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">self-misdiagnosis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, believing incorrectly that they\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have had COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because those who believe they have had COVID-19 are more likely to think they are<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">immune to COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, they<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0may contribute to transmission through non-adherence to social\u00a0distancing\u00a0measures. Clear communication<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to the public is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regarding\u00a0the importance of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">protective measures<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0regardless of beliefs about prior infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Smith et al. (May 5, 2020). The impact of believing you have had COVID-19 on\u00a0behaviour: Cross-sectional survey<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Pre-print\u00a0downloaded May 6 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.04.30.20086223\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.04.30.20086223<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An\u00a0online\u00a0survey\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0UK\u00a0investigated\u00a0behavioral differences between\u00a0people\u00a0who do and do not believe that\u00a0they have had COVID-19.\u00a0The survey indicates that there may be a high number of people\u00a0who\u00a0self-misdiagnosis, believing incorrectly that they\u00a0have had COVID-19.\u00a0\u00a0 Because those who believe they have had COVID-19 are more likely to think they are\u00a0immune to COVID-19, they\u00a0may contribute to transmission through non-adherence to social\u00a0distancing\u00a0measures. 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