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Revista Cubana de Salud y Trabajo 2022; 23 (2)

COVID-19: risk perception and coping strategy in workers

Torres VA, Carbonell SAT, Suazo TLE, Jáuregui HU, Rivero OJJ, Perdomo OM

Language: Spanish
References: 18
Page: 3-14
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: COVID-19 has posed a challenge to labor activities in the world favoring the modality of online work, as an alternative to avoid being present and thus increasing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The social behaviors of workers and administrations are associated with the risk perception regarding COVID-19. Objective: To quantify the perception of risk associated with the pandemic and establish its relationship with the derived social behavior, through a comparative study in a multinational sample of workers. Material and method: A code prepared to assess risk perception was used, together with the design and application via the Internet of a tool for the study. Perception was measured using ordinal polytomous variables, in a survey applied to 927 workers. The outputs of the study are presented analytically and graphically. The results showed a slight underestimation of the global risk in the studied samples. Results: This was due, essentially, to a low understanding of risk, little fear of the pandemic, risk-benefices unbalance and low identity of the victims. The results were compared with other studies. Recommendations were included to adapt the perception of risk and the coping strategy. Conclusion: The results allow us to understand differences regarding the confrontation of the pandemic, its difficulties in each scenario and the role of society and institutions in each case.


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