Table 2.
Psychological and behavioral changes before and after community outbreak (n = 126).
| Mean (SD) | t (p-value) | Cohen's d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Follow-up | |||
| Fear of COVID-19 | 1.81 (0.82) | 2.16 (0.63) | 4.20 (<0.001) | 0.39 |
| Trust in COVID-19 information | 2.94 (0.53) | 3.41 (0.39) | 8.49 (<0.001) | 0.76 |
| Paying attention to COVID-19 news | 4.18 (1.04) | 3.89 (0.69) | 2.75 (0.007) | 0.25 |
| Preventive COVID-19 behaviors | 4.79 (0.53) | 4.36 (0.57) | 7.09 (<0.001) | 0.63 |
| COVID-19 news searching behavior | 1.99 (1.42) | 3.16 (0.98) | 8.29 (<0.001) | 0.75 |
| Perceived infectability | 1.54 (0.90) | 2.16 (0.90) | 5.74 (<0.001) | 0.51 |
Baseline measures were examined from April 20, 2020, to May 15, 2020; follow-up measures were examined from May 18, 2021, to June 14, 2021.
community outbreak started in mid-May in Taiwan.