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

Table 5.

Results of the moderator analyses on behavior during COVID-19 with health anxiety (SHAI) during COVID-19 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 during 0.14 0.10 0.19 <0.001 0.06 0.03 0.09 <0.001 0.002 −0.05 0.05 0.94 0.03 −0.01 0.06 0.08 0.15 0.11 0.20 <0.001 0.05 0.01 0.09 0.002
DI a 0.003 −0.03 0.04 0.81 0.02 −0.004 0.05 0.04 0.07 0.02 0.12 0.001 0.03 0.002 0.07 0.01 −0.01 -0.05 0.04 0.65 0.01 −0.02 0.05 0.30
IU b −0.01 −0.04 0.01 0.28 -0.01 −0.03 0.005 0.07 0.004 −0.03 0.04 0.79 −0.01 −0.03 0.01 0.41 −0.004 -0.03 0.02 0.69 0.001 −0.02 0.03 0.88
HA during x DI a 0.001 −0.004 0.01 0.72 0.001 −0.004 0.005 0.66 0.001 −0.01 0.01 0.70 0.001 −0.004 0.01 0.51 −0.002 -0.01 0.003 0.43 0.002 −0.004 0.01 0.51
HA during x IU b 0.001 −0.003 0.004 0.65 0.001 −0.002 0.003 0.63 −0.001 −0.005 0.003 0.63 <0.001 −0.003 0.003 0.96 −0.001 -0.005 0.002 0.30 −0.001 −0.004 0.003 0.61
Behavior pre c 0.47 0.37 0.57 <0.001 0.77 0.70 0.85 <0.001 0.50 0.42 0.59 <0.001 0.87 0.81 0.93 <0.001 0.36 0.28 0.45 <0.001 0.70 0.62 0.79 <0.001
R2 0.42 0.70 0.34 0.76 0.25 0.47

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).