Enhancing The Trust in Information Influence on Self-Care Behavior of Thai People on Covid-19 Pandemic.

Authors

  • Siriluck Panya ,Wasutida Nurittamont ,Bordin Phayaphrom ,Supaprawat Siripipatthanakul

Keywords:

epidemic situations, stratified sampling method, structural equation modeling

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop and test the causal relationships between trust in information, knowledge, awareness, and psychological distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the self-care behaviors of people in Thailand. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 400 participants from four regions of Thailand sampled by a three-stage stratified sampling method. Quantitative methodology was used to test the research hypotheses verified via the self-care behavior of Thai people. The developed model was verified using structural equation modeling analysis. The proposed model fits the empirical data according to which all variables have a positive effect on the self-care behaviors of Thai people. The most influential variables were knowledge that affected awareness and had a strong influence on self-care behaviors. This study clarifies that the model could be used in public health or health promotion applications for nurses to promote self-care behaviors in future epidemic situations

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Published

2022-11-09