Factors Predicting the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Preventive Behaviors of Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bangkok, Thailand

Chunphen Upake, Sutham Nanthamongkolchai (), Pimsurang Taechaboonsermsak, Korravarn Yodmai and Wanich Suksatan
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Chunphen Upake: Department of Family Health, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Sutham Nanthamongkolchai: Department of Family Health, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Pimsurang Taechaboonsermsak: Department of Family Health, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Korravarn Yodmai: Department of Family Health, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Wanich Suksatan: Faculty of Nursing, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok 10210, Thailand

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 16, 1-10

Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the health behaviors of older adults. Thus, the factors predicting the COVID-19 preventive behaviors of older adults during the COVID-19 outbreak should be examined. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the COVID-19 preventive behaviors of older adults and explore the factors predicting these. A cross-sectional study was performed with 400 older adults who were selected using the cluster sampling technique. The associations of all variables in preventing COVID-19 infection with COVID-19 preventive behaviors were examined using stepwise multiple regression. The study results revealed that 70.8% of the study participants had high levels of COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Among these, self-efficacy in preventing COVID-19 infection (β = 0.224) showed the highest ability to predict COVID-19 preventive behaviors, followed by COVID-19 response efficacy (β = 0.171), knowledge about COVID-19 (β = 0.110), and gender (β = −0.102). Older adults adopted protective behaviors at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The predictors of these behaviors should be considered while designing and developing appropriate COVID-19 preventive behavior interventions, aimed at inducing behavioral modifications to reduce further infection with and spread of COVID-19.

Keywords: older adults; COVID-19; health behaviors; prevention; health promotion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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