Table 2.
Group comparisons KAP and burden.
| Control | PD Older | PD Younger | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | p | ||
| Knowledge | ||||||||
| Information | Very well-informed | 10 a | 47.6 | 19 a | 35.2 | 13 a | 31.0 | 0.022 |
| Well-informed | 5 a | 23.8 | 21 a | 38.9 | 17 a | 40.5 | ||
| Sufficiently informed | 0 | 0.0 | 11 a | 20.4 | 5 a | 11.9 | ||
| Poorly informed | 1 a | 4.8 | 3 a | 5.6 | 2 a | 4.8 | ||
| Excessively informed | 5 a | 23.8 | 0 b | 0.0 | 5 a | 11.9 | ||
| Active search for additional information | Yes | 6 a | 28.6 | 22 a,b | 39.3 | 25 b | 61.0 | 0.027 |
| No | 15 a | 71.4 | 34 a,b | 60.9 | 16 b | 39.0 | ||
| Advice from family to remain at home | Yes | 14 | 77.8 | 37 | 67.3 | 24 | 57.1 | 0.427 |
| No | 4 | 22.2 | 17 | 30.9 | 18 | 42.9 | ||
| No Family | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Familiar with RKI | Yes | 15 a,b | 71.4 | 33 a | 57.9 | 34 b | 81.0 | 0.048 |
| No | 6 a,b | 28.6 | 24 a | 42.1 | 8 b | 19.0 | ||
| Can correctly describe aims of measures | Yes | 10 | 47.6 | 39 | 68.4 | 30 | 71.4 | 0.146 |
| No | 11 | 52.4 | 18 | 31.6 | 12 | 28.6 | ||
| Attitude | ||||||||
| Virus perceived as dangerous | Yes | 14 a | 66.7 | 55 b | 96.5 | 39 b | 97.5 | 0.000 |
| No | 7 a | 33.3 | 2 b | 3.5 | 1 b | 2.5 | ||
| Current restrictions perceived as | Necessary | 16 | 76.2 | 47 | 85.5 | 34 | 81.0 | 0.670 |
| Sufficient | 4 | 19.0 | 7 | 12.7 | 5 | 11.9 | ||
| Excessive | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.8 | 3 | 7.1 | ||
| Situation perceived as threatening | Yes | 12 | 57.1 | 37 | 67.3 | 26 | 65.0 | 0.710 |
| No | 9 | 42.9 | 18 | 32.7 | 14 | 35.0 | ||
| Reporting of fears/worries | Yes | 12 | 57.1 | 32 | 56.1 | 26 | 61.9 | 0.656 |
| No | 9 | 42.9 | 23 | 40.4 | 16 | 38.1 | ||
| Practices | ||||||||
| Change in behaviour | Yes | 18 | 85.7 | 38 | 67.9 | 34 | 81.0 | 0.162 |
| No | 3 | 14.3 | 18 | 32.1 | 8 | 19.0 | ||
| Reduction of social contacts/remaining at home | Yes | 21 | 100.0 | 48 | 87.3 | 38 | 90.5 | 0.233 |
| No | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 12.7 | 4 | 9.5 | ||
| Grandchildren | Yes | 14 | 66.7 | 44 | 80.0 | 29 | 70.7 | 0.396 |
| No | 7 | 33.3 | 11 | 20.0 | 12 | 29.3 | ||
| Personal contact with Grandchildren | Yes | 1 | 7.7 | 6 a | 13.6 | 6 | 20.7 | 0.390 |
| No | 11 | 84.6 | 31 | 70.5 | 22 | 75.9 | ||
| No regardless of corona virus | 1 | 7.7 | 7 | 15.9 | 1 | 3.4 | ||
| Burden | ||||||||
| Affliction because of discontinued contact | Yes | 9 | 64.3 | 22 | 50.0 | 17 | 58.6 | 0.807 |
| No | 3 | 21.4 | 9 | 20.5 | 5 | 17.2 | ||
| Daily life restricted | Yes | 14 | 66.7 | 27 | 49.1 | 27 | 64.3 | 0.212 |
| No | 7 | 33.3 | 28 | 50.9 | 15 | 35.7 | ||
| Mobility deteriorated | Yes | 3 | 14.3 | 15 | 27.3 | 16 | 38.1 | 0.136 |
| No | 18 | 85.7 | 40 | 72.7 | 26 | 61.9 | ||
Values in the same row and sub-table where the sub-script (a, b) is not identical differ at p < 0.05. In sub-tables with an expected cell frequency <5 the exact test (Monte Carlo) was used.