Impact of quarantine experiences on public’s perceived infection risk following the shift in coronavirus disease 2019 policy_West China Medical Journal

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PENG Yang ¹ , HU Hai ² ,  GU Leilei ³

1. President’s Office, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
2. Emergency Office, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
3. Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing 100081, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

GU Leilei, Email: leilei.gu@cufe.edu.cn

Keywords：

COVID-19 epidemic; policy shift; quarantine experience; perceived risk of infection; anticipation

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10.7507/1002-0179.202501118

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Objective To explore the impact of quarantine experiences on the public’s perceived infection risk and expectations following the shift in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) policy. Methods From December 7 to 10, 2022, an online questionnaire survey was conducted to collect data on respondents’ past quarantine experiences and their perceived infection risk and expectations after the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Independent-samples t-tests and multiple linear regression analysis were used to examine the effect of quarantine experience on the public’s perceived infection risk and expectations. Results A total of 570 valid questionnaires were collected. Among the 570 respondents, 377 had quarantine experience. Those who had experienced quarantine reported a significantly higher perceived risk of COVID-19 infection than those who had not (3.07±1.28 vs. 2.77±1.23, P=0.007). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that quarantine experience [unstandardized partial regression coefficient (b)=0.278, 95% confidence interval (CI) (0.069, 0.487), P=0.009] and attitude change [b=0.319, 95%CI (0.251, 0.388), P<0.001] were significant influencing factors of perceived infection risk. Conclusions After the shift in COVID-19 policy, quarantine experience has a significant impact on the public’s perceived infection risk and expectations. Respondents with quarantine experiences have a higher perceived risk of contracting the virus and more pessimistic expectations.

Citation： PENG Yang, HU Hai, GU Leilei. Impact of quarantine experiences on public’s perceived infection risk following the shift in coronavirus disease 2019 policy. West China Medical Journal, 2025, 40(10): 1616-1620. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202501118 Copy

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3. Wu T. Perception bias effects on healthcare management in COVID-19 pandemic: an application of cumulative prospect theory. Healthcare (Basel), 2022, 10(2): 226.
4. Roth Y, Plonsky O, Shalev E, et al. On the value of alert systems and gentle rule enforcement in addressing pandemics. Front Psychol, 2020, 11: 577743.
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6. 金英荷. 新冠疫情对沈阳市百姓消费影响的实证分析. 消费导刊, 2022(21): 37-42.
7. Tversky A, Kahneman D. Advances in prospect-theory: cumulative representation of uncertainty. J Risk Uncertainty, 1992, 5(4): 297-323.
8. Capone V, Donizzetti AR, Park MS. Validation and psychometric evaluation of the COVID-19 Risk Perception Scale (CoRP): a new brief scale to measure individuals’ risk perception. Int J Ment Health Addict, 2023, 21(3): 1320-1333.
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