Impact of local COVID-19 incidence on health care personnel risk perception and social activity
During the Omicron surge, HCP adjusted their risk perceptions and behaviors in response to changing risk and placed high value on the protective effects of masking. These findings can inform communication strategies during future outbreaks.
Authors
- Morgan M. Millar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5532-6970)
- Vanessa Stevens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8933-5453)
- Haojia Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1295-4341)
- Angela Fagerlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9192-2777)
- Jeanmarie Mayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7699-4414)
- Candace Haroldsen
- Lindsay T. Keegan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8526-3007)
- Matthew H. Samore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4862-9196)
- Michael Rubin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2900-5548)
- Holly Shoemaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7830-3269)
- Per H. Gesteland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9869-8122)
- Andrew T. Pavia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3066-580X)
- Yue Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4124-4816)
Institutions
- University of Utah (US)
- Spencer Foundation (US)
- University of Utah Hospital (US)
- VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Infection Control
- Published
- 2025-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2025.10.013
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences