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Amy Greer Person1 #679751 Canada Research Chair in Population Disease Modelling and an associate professor in the Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. | |
+Citations (2) - CitationsAdd new citationList by: CiterankMapLink[2] Pandemic fatigue or enduring precautionary behaviours? Canadians’ long-term response to COVID-19 public health measures
Author: Gabrielle Brankston, Eric Merkley, Peter J. Loewen, Brent P. Avery, Carolee A. Carson, Brendan P. Dougherty, David N. Fisman, Ashleigh R. Tuite, Zvonimir Poljak, Amy L. Greer Publication date: 20 September 2022 Publication info: Preventive Medicine Reports, Volume 30, 2022, 101993, ISSN 2211-3355 Cited by: David Price 11:23 PM 27 November 2023 GMT Citerank: (3) 679755Ashleigh TuiteAshleigh Tuite is an Assistant Professor in the Epidemiology Division at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.10019D3ABAB, 679777David FismanI am a Professor in the Division of Epidemiology at Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. I am a Full Member of the School of Graduate Studies. I also have cross-appointments at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine. I serve as a Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the University Health Network.10019D3ABAB, 701020CANMOD – PublicationsPublications by CANMOD Members144B5ACA0 URL: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101993
| Excerpt / Summary [Preventive Medicine Reports, December 2022]
The long-term dynamics of COVID-19 disease incidence and public health measures may impact individuals’ precautionary behaviours as well as support for measures. The objectives of this study were to assess longitudinal changes in precautionary behaviours and support for public health measures. Survey data were collected online from 1030 Canadians in each of 5 cycles in 2020: June 15-July 13; July 22-Aug 8; Sept 7–15; Oct 14–21; and Nov 12–17. Precautionary behaviour increased over the study period in the context of increasing disease incidence. When controlling for the stringency of public health measures and disease incidence, mixed effects logistic regression models showed these behaviours did not significantly change over time. Odds ratios for avoiding contact with family and friends ranged from 0.84 (95% CI 0.59–1.20) in September to 1.25 (95% CI 0.66–2.37) in November compared with July 2020. Odds ratios for attending an indoor gathering ranged from 0.86 (95% CI 0.62–1.20) in August to 1.71 (95% CI 0.95–3.09) in October compared with July 2020. Support for non-essential business closures increased over time with 2.33 (95% CI 1.14–4.75) times higher odds of support in November compared to July 2020. Support for school closures declined over time with lower odds of support in September (OR 0.66 [95% CI 0.45–0.96]), October (OR 0.48 [95% CI 0.26–0.87]), and November (OR 0.39 [95% CI 0.19–0.81]) compared with July 2020. In summary, respondents’ behaviour mirrored government guidance between July and November 2020 and supported individual precautionary behaviour and limitations on non-essential businesses over school closures. |
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