Table 1.
Perceptions and behaviours towards COVID-19 (n = 365)
| Survey item | Summary value |
|---|---|
| COVID-19 awareness and concern | |
| Mean response (SD) to ‘On a scale of 1 to 10, how serious of a public health threat do you think the coronavirus is or might become? (1 being no threat at all, 10 being a very serious public health threat)’ | 7.6 (2.0) |
| How worried are you about getting the coronavirus? | |
| Very worried | 50.7 |
| Somewhat worried | 34.3 |
| A little worried | 14.0 |
| Not worried at all | 1.1 |
| How worried are you about getting the flu? | |
| Very worried | 18.9 |
| Somewhat worried | 46.9 |
| A little worried | 27.1 |
| Not worried at all | 7.1 |
| Did you get a flu shot this past year? | |
| Yes | 57.8 |
| No | 42.2 |
| I do not know | 0.0 |
| Do you think you will get sick from the coronavirus? | |
| I definitely will | 2.2 |
| I probably will | 16.2 |
| It is possible | 76.7 |
| Not at all | 4.9 |
| How likely do you think it is that you or someone you know may get sick from the coronavirus this year? | |
| Very likely | 2.5 |
| Somewhat likely | 16.2 |
| Not that likely | 76.2 |
| Not at all likely | 5.2 |
| COVID-19 knowledge | |
| Mean response (SD) to ‘What percentage of people who get the coronavirus do you think will have severe symptoms?’ | 24.3 (21.8) |
| Mean response (SD) to ‘What percentage of people who get the coronavirus do you think will have only mild symptoms?’ | 58.8 (23.1) |
| Mean response (SD) to ‘What percentage of patients with RA who get the coronavirus do you think will have severe symptoms?’ | 45.8 (28.8) |
| Mean response (SD) to ‘What percentage of patients with RA who get the coronavirus do you think will have only mild symptoms?’ | 40.3 (23.9) |
| Correctly identified two symptoms of the coronavirus | |
| Yes | 76.7 |
| No | 23.3 |
| Correctly identified two prevention methods of the coronavirus | |
| Yes | 71.5 |
| No | 28.5 |
| Related behaviours | |
| How much has the coronavirus changed your daily routine? | |
| A lot | 25.2 |
| Some | 39.2 |
| A little | 30.4 |
| Not at all | 5.2 |
| How much has the coronavirus changed your frequency of taking more preventive measures, such as hand washing or mask-wearing? | |
| A lot | 68.5 |
| Some | 21.6 |
| A little | 7.7 |
| Not at all | 2.2 |
| Preparedness for COVID-19 pandemic | |
| How confident are you that the government of Japan can prevent a nationwide outbreak of the coronavirus? | |
| Very confident | 1.9 |
| Somewhat confident | 41.9 |
| Not very confident | 47.1 |
| Not confident at all | 9.0 |
| How prepared do you think you are if there were to be a widespread coronavirus outbreak? | |
| Very prepared | 12.1 |
| Somewhat prepared | 48.2 |
| A little prepared | 38.1 |
| Not prepared at all | 1.6 |
COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; SD, standard deviation; RA, rheumatoid arthritis. The italicized entries specified the major components of the survey