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. 2020 Oct 3;17(19):7241. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17197241

Table 4.

Results of the moderator analyses on behavior during COVID-19 with health anxiety (SHAI) pre COVID-19 (retrospectively assessed) as predictor and intolerance of uncertainty [IU-18] and distress intolerance [Distress intolerance scale] as moderators.

Reassurance Behavior Avoidance Behavior Preventive Behavior
SARS-CoV-2 Other Diseases SARS-CoV-2 Other Diseases SARS-CoV-2 Other Diseases
b 99% CI [LL, UL] p b 99% CI [LL, UL] p b 99% CI [LL, UL] p b 99% CI [LL, UL] p b 99% CI [LL, UL] p b 99% CI [LL, UL] p
HA pre −0.001 −0.05 0.05 0.96 0.004 −0.03 0.04 0.80 0.004 −0.05 0.06 0.85 0.02 −0.02 0.06 0.24 0.06 0.01 0.11 0.005 0.02 −0.02 0.05 0.30
DI a 0.04 −0.01 0.08 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.06 0.003 0.07 0.02 0.12 0.001 0.04 0.002 0.08 0.01 0.02 −0.03 0.06 0.31 0.03 −0.01 0.06 0.11
IU b 0.01 −0.01 0.04 0.23 −0.004 −0.02 0.01 0.55 0.004 −0.03 0.04 0.74 −0.005 −0.03 0.02 0.55 0.02 −0.01 0.04 0.12 0.01 −0.02 0.03 0.36
HA pre x DI a −0.003 −0.01 0.004 0.32 −0.001 −0.01 0.004 0.61 0.001 −0.01 0.01 0.76 <0.001 −0.005 0.004 0.98 −0.004 −0.01 0.002 0.11 0.001 −0.01 0.01 0.80
HA pre x IU b 0.003 −0.001 0.01 0.09 0.001 −0.001 0.004 0.18 −0.002 −0.01 0.003 0.29 <0.001 −0.003 0.003 0.89 0.001 −0.003 0.004 0.74 <0.001 -0.004 0.003 0.79
Behavior pre c 0.59 0.49 0.69 <0.001 0.82 0.75 0.89 <0.001 0.50 0.42 0.59 <0.001 0.88 0.82 0.93 <0.001 0.40 0.32 0.49 <0.001 0.72 0.63 0.81 <0.001
R 2 0.35 0.68 0.34 0.76 0.18 0.46

SHAI = Short Health Anxiety Inventory. IU-18 = Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale—short version. a Distress intolerance (measured with the Distress intolerance scale). b Intolerance of Uncertainty (measured with the IU-18). c Corresponding behavior pre COVID-19 (retrospectively assessed).