Trust in Medicine as a Factor Conditioning Behaviors Recommended by Healthcare Experts during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Definitely Agree % (n) | Probably Agree % (n) | Hard to Say % (n) | Probably Disagree % (n) | Definitely Disagree % (n) | |
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Healthcare professionals should not be completely trusted | 8.1 (87) | 18.6 (199) | 33.3 (357) | 25.0 (268) | 15.0 (161) |
In the current situation, healthcare professionals are not trying as much as they should | 10.4 (112) | 13.2 (142) | 29.1 (312) | 24.9 (267) | 22.3 (239) |
I think the anti-vaccine movement is right | 9.0 (97) | 13.2 (141) | 32.5 (348) | 18.4 (197) | 27.0 (289) |
Natural treatments (e.g., herbs, and a good diet) are more effective than medications | 6.2 (66) | 14.0 (150) | 36.5 (391) | 25.3 (271) | 18.1 (194) |
Predictor | B | SE B | β | t | p |
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Gender (female–male) | 0.104 | 0.052 | 0.058 | 1.987 | <0.05 |
Age group (increasing) | 0.016 | 0.022 | 0.024 | 0.737 | 0.461 |
Population size of place of residence (increasing) | 0.084 | 0.019 | 0.136 | 4.507 | <0.001 |
Education (increasing) | 0.040 | 0.021 | 0.055 | 1.855 | 0.064 |
Number of children (under 18 years of age) living in household (increasing) | −0.070 | 0.035 | −0.059 | −1.983 | <0.05 |
Self-assessment of health (bad–good) | −0.082 | 0.040 | −0.072 | −2.046 | <0.05 |
Financial situation of household (bad–good) | 0.092 | 0.039 | 0.078 | 2.349 | <0.05 |
Participation in religious practices when not socially isolating (increasing) | −0.118 | 0.018 | −0.200 | −6.714 | <0.001 |
Respondent or someone from family or close friends was infected (no–yes) | 0.221 | 0.062 | 0.104 | 3.547 | <0.001 |
Constant | 2.357 | 0.171 | 13.750 | <0.001 |
Definitely Disagree % (n) | Probably Disagree % (n) | Hard to Say % (n) | Probably Agree % (n) | Definitely Agree % (n) | |
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I strictly adhere to the restrictions imposed by the government in the fight against the pandemic | 5.6 (60) | 11.7 (125) | 22.1 (237) | 44.0 (472) | 16.6 (178) |
I have acquired appropriate food supplies to allow myself to stay at home for a long period of time | 12.5 (134) | 31.0 (332) | 17.4 (186) | 30.9 (331) | 8.3 (89) |
I wear a mask in every situation where it is recommended by the government | 3.2 (34) | 6.5 (70) | 10.0 (107) | 34.6 (371) | 45.7 (490) |
In the current situation, I would not offer my hand to greet anyone except members of my household | 14.3 (153) | 23.0 (247) | 22.9 (245) | 26.4 (283) | 13.4 (144) |
If I developed coronavirus symptoms, I would immediately contact a physician | 4.6 (49) | 10.4 (112) | 21.5 (230) | 38.1 (408) | 25.5 (273) |
I would get vaccinated if a coronavirus vaccine was already available | 25 (268) | 15.3 (164) | 29.7 (318) | 17.1 (183) | 13.0 (139) |
I am now trying to take care of my immunity better by engaging in appropriate healthy behavior | 2.1 (22) | 112 (10.4) | 21.2 (227) | 506 (47.2) | 19.1 (205) |
Despite the lifting of restrictions to defrost the economy, I am still trying to limit unnecessary contacts and activities | 7.1 (76) | 16.9 (181) | 19.1 (205) | 40.8 (437) | 16.1 (173) |
I meet my friends and family outside my household quite regularly | 12.6 (135) | 32.3 (346) | 18.1 (194) | 27.1 (291) | 9.9 (106) |
Independent Variable | n | M | SD | F | p | Post Hoc Comparisons (Games–Howell Test *) | ||
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Mean Difference | p | |||||||
Low trust | 290 | 3.07 | 0.82 | 61.9 (2, 1069) | <0.01 | Moderate trust | −0.24 | <0.01 |
High trust | −0.58 | <0.01 | ||||||
Moderate trust | 393 | 3.31 | 0.60 | Low trust | 0.24 | <0.01 | ||
High trust | −0.33 | <0.01 | ||||||
High trust | 389 | 3.65 | 0.63 | Low trust | 0.58 | <0.01 | ||
Moderate trust | 0.33 | <0.01 |
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Makowska, M.; Boguszewski, R.; Podkowińska, M. Trust in Medicine as a Factor Conditioning Behaviors Recommended by Healthcare Experts during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 605. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010605
Makowska M, Boguszewski R, Podkowińska M. Trust in Medicine as a Factor Conditioning Behaviors Recommended by Healthcare Experts during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(1):605. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010605
Chicago/Turabian StyleMakowska, Marta, Rafał Boguszewski, and Monika Podkowińska. 2022. "Trust in Medicine as a Factor Conditioning Behaviors Recommended by Healthcare Experts during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 1: 605. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010605