scholarly journals Strategies to reduce risk perception among grocery shoppers in the US: A survey study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. e0251060
Author(s):  
Jie Li ◽  
Leslie J. Verteramo Chiu ◽  
Miguel I. Gómez ◽  
Nelson L. Bills
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
New York State ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
The Us

During the COVID-19 lockdown in the US, many businesses were shut down temporarily. Essential businesses, most prominently grocery stores, remained open to ensure access to food and household essentials. Grocery shopping presents increased potential for COVID-19 infection because customers and store employees are in proximity to each other. This study investigated shoppers’ perceptions of COVID-19 infection risks and put them in context by comparing grocery shopping to other activities outside home, and examined whether a proactive preventive action by grocery stores influence shoppers’ perceived risk of COVID-19 infection. Our data were obtained via an anonymous online survey distributed between April 2 and 10, 2020 to grocery shoppers in New York State (the most affected by the pandemic at the time of the study) and Washington State (the first affected by the pandemic). We found significant factors associated with high levels of risk perception on grocery shoppers. We identified some effective preventive actions that grocery stores implement to alleviate anxiety and risk perception. We found that people are generally more concerned about in-store grocery shopping relative to other out-of-home activities. Findings suggest that a strict policy requiring grocery store employees to use facemasks and gloves greatly reduced shoppers’ perceived risk rating of infection of themselves by 37.5% and store employees by 51.2%. Preventive actions by customers and businesses are critical to reducing the unwitting transmission of COVID-19 as state governments prepare to reopen the economy and relax restrictions on activities outside home.

scholarly journals Perceived Stress, Knowledge, and Preventive Behaviors in Indian versus US-based Participants During COVID-19: A Survey Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ankita Sinharoy ◽  
Shekhar Pal ◽  
Jishu Das ◽  
Pritish Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
The People ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa ◽  
As Stress

Rationale: India and the USA, the worst affected countries by COVID-19, experienced very different pandemic courses. By 2020, COVID-19 cases had steadily declined in India, whereas the fight continued in the US. The people of India and the USA perhaps perceived threats very differently, influenced by their knowledge, available healthcare facilities, and social security. We conducted an online survey study to compare COVID-related perceptions between Indian participants (IND-P) and US-based participants (US-P).Methods: COVID-related perceptions such as stress, knowledge, and preventive behaviors were measured with specific questionnaires, and normalized scores were computed. T-tests were used to compare the perception scores, while the Kruskal-Wallis-H (KWH) tests were used to compare socioeconomic distributions between participants from two countries. Generalized linear model (GLM) adjusted for sociodemographic confounders estimated the association between the country of residence and COVID-perception.Results: The IND-P (N = 242) were younger and male-dominated compared with the US-P (N = 531) (age: KWH = 97.37, p < 0.0001, gender: KWH = 140.38, p < 0.0001). Positive attitudes toward preventive guidelines were associated with higher perceived risk and stress (r = 0.35, p < 0.001, and r = 0.21, p < 0.001, respectively) but not with the knowledge (r = −0.05, p = 0.14). Compared with the US-P, the IND-P had lower knowledge (5.19 ± 1.95 vs. 7.82 ± 1.35; t-test: p < 0.0001), higher stress (7.01 ± 1.51 vs. 6.07 ± 1.61; t-test: p < 0.0001), and better adherence to preventive guidelines (8.84 ± 1.30 vs. 8.34 ± 2.09; t-test: p = 0.0006). GLM demonstrated a significant association between the country and COVID-perception scores.Conclusion: The IND-P experienced higher stress and perceived threat during COVID-19 than the US-P, perhaps due to a lack of faith in the healthcare system and insecurity. Despite lower knowledge, the IND-P had better acceptance of preventive guidelines than the US-P.

Impacts of Social Distancing on Pedestrian Behavior and Risk Perception

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 1302-1306
Author(s):  
Kyra B. Phillips ◽  
Kelly N. Byrne ◽  
Branden S. Kolarik ◽  
Audra K. Krake ◽  
Young C. Bui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
The United States ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Pedestrian Behavior ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Over Time

Since COVID-19 transmission accelerated in the United States in March 2020, guidelines have recommended that individuals wear masks and limit close contact by remaining at least six feet away from others, even while outdoors. Such behavior is important to help slow the spread of the global pandemic; however, it may require pedestrians to make critical decisions about entering a roadway in order to avoid others, potentially creating hazardous situations for both themselves and for drivers. In this survey study, we found that while overall patterns of self-reported pedestrian activity remained largely consistent over time, participants indicated increased willingness to enter active roadways when encountering unmasked pedestrians since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Participants also rated the risks of encountering unmasked pedestrians as greater than those associated with entering a street, though the perceived risk of passing an unmasked pedestrian on the sidewalk decreased over time.

scholarly journals Identifying Food Deserts and People with Low Food Access, and Disparities in Dietary Habits and Health in Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 7936
Author(s):  
Sanghyo Kim ◽  
Kyei-Im Lee ◽  
Seong-Yoon Heo ◽  
Seung-Chul Noh
Keyword(s):  
Food Access ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
National Level ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Related Information ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Access Problem

This study aims to identify the regions and people with low food access (LFA) for Korea at the national level and to examine disparities in food consumption, dietary behavior, and health outcome for those regions and people. Based on the distance to the nearest grocery store from residence, the regions and people with LFA are identified through geographical information system (GIS) analysis. To examine disparities between the regions and people with LFA and without LFA, a consumer survey is conducted and data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and Community Health Survey are analyzed. This study found that there exists a serious access to food issue in Korea, especially for the aged. Moreover, there also exist significant disparities between the regions and people with and without LFA in the distance and one-way travel time to the grocery store that is mainly visited, frequency of offline/online grocery shopping, availability of various foods, dietary habits such as eating regularly, eating nutritionally balanced foods, and eating sufficient fruit/vegetable/whole grains, the acquisition and utilization of food-related information, and health outcomes. This study suggests that, to resolve such a serious food access problem, assistance policies, such as mobile grocery stores and lunch-box delivery, need to be activated in countries similar to Korea since this problem could potentially deteriorate the national medical finances as well as the regional and individual disparities.

scholarly journals Changes in Food Consumption During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of Consumer Survey Data From the First Lockdown Period in Denmark, Germany, and Slovenia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meike Janssen ◽  
Betty P. I. Chang ◽  
Hristo Hristov ◽  
Igor Pravst ◽  
Adriano Profeta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Food System ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Multinomial Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rates Of Change

This paper focuses on changes in food consumption that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its objective is to map changes at individual consumer level and identify the influence of different factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic on changes in individual food consumption. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey among 2,680 residents of Denmark (DK), Germany (DE), and Slovenia (SI) using quota sampling for gender, age and regional distribution. Data on consumption frequencies before and during the pandemic were collected with a food frequency questionnaire in the spring of 2020 (during the first lockdown period) for important types of fresh food and non-perishable food. Our results showed that, depending on the type of food, 15–42% of study participants changed their consumption frequency during the pandemic, compared to before. In all the study countries, the food categories with the highest rates of change were frozen food, canned food, and cake and biscuits; among the food categories with lower rates of change were bread, alcoholic drinks, and dairy products. People across all three countries shopped less frequently during lockdown and there was an overall reduction in the consumption of fresh foods, but an increase in the consumption of food with a longer shelf life in Denmark and Germany. Interestingly though, we observed diverging trends in all food categories analyzed, with some people decreasing and others increasing their consumption frequencies, demonstrating that the pandemic had different impacts on people's lifestyles and food consumption patterns. Using the method of multinomial regression analysis, we identified factors significantly (p < 0.01, p < 0.05, p < 0.1) related to increases and decrease in individuals' consumption frequencies in different food categories. The factors include restrictions put in place in response to the pandemic (i.e., closure of physical workplaces, canteens, cafés and restaurants, schools, and childcare institutions), changes in households' grocery shopping frequency, individuals' perceived risk of COVID-19, income losses due to the pandemic, and socio-demographic factors. Interesting differences between the countries were detected, allowing insights into the different food cultures. Conclusions include implications for policy-makers and actors in the food supply chain on the issues of healthy diets, food system resilience, and behavior change.

Improvement of carcinoid syndrome (CS) symptoms and quality of life (QoL) in CS patients treated with somatostatin analogs (SSAs): Results from longitudinal patient surveys.

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 400-400
Author(s):  
Daniel M. Halperin ◽  
Lynn Huynh ◽  
Jennifer L Beaumont ◽  
Beilei Cai ◽  
Rachel Bhak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Minimal Important Difference ◽  
Somatostatin Analogs ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Longitudinal Impact ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
The Us ◽  
T1 And T2 ◽  
Time Point

400 Background: Limited information is available on the longitudinal impact of CS symptoms and QoL in CS patients (pts) who received SSAs in real-world setting. This study aimed to examine change in CS symptoms and QoL in CS pts treated with SSAs using the validated FACT-G instrument. Methods: Pts with CS symptoms in the US were recruited through an advocacy group to complete a two-part, anonymous online survey. Time point 1 (T1) survey was fielded from July-October 2016 and time point 2 (T2) was administered 6 months later. Eligible pts were ≥ 18 years old with CS symptoms and treated with SSA or non-SSA. Analyses were performed to assess change in FACT-G QoL scores between T1 and T2. Severity ratings of CS symptoms in the past month were classified as mild, moderate, severe, or not applicable. Duration of SSA treatment was categorized as ≤ 2, > 2-5, and > 5 years. Results: Among 89 pts who completed T1 and T2 surveys, 98% were treated with SSA (T1 or T2; median duration of 5 years). Higher proportion of pts in T2 did not report diarrhea (16% vs. 7%, p < 0.05) or flushing (28% vs. 18%, p < 0.05) vs. T1. Among pts treated with SSAs for ≤ 2, > 2-5 and > 5 years, mean change in FACT-G total score was +3.7, 0.0, and -1.2, respectively. Pts treated with SSAs for ≤ 2 years showed a clinically relevant improvement in QoL on FACT-G by exceeding the minimal important difference (MID) of > 3.0. Additionally, in a subgroup of pts who experienced improvement in flushing (N=17) and diarrhea (N=31), a mean change of +3.0 in FACT-G total score was observed for flushing, indicating better QoL, whereas a nominal mean change was reported for diarrhea. Pts whose flushing and diarrhea symptoms worsened had a mean change of -2.2 and -1.2 in FACT-G total score, respectively, showing worsened QoL. Conclusions: This longitudinal survey study showed that improvement in flushing resulted in positive benefit in QoL, while worsening of flushing/diarrhea resulted in decline in QOL. Improvement in CS symptoms and QoL was most pronounced in the early years after SSA treatment initiation. Less impact on change in QoL may be observed in later years possibly due to disease progression and late-effects of cancer treatment.

scholarly journals Mothers’ self-reported grocery shopping behaviours with their 2- to 7-year-old children: relationship between feeding practices and mothers’ willingness to purchase child-requested nutrient-poor, marketed foods, and fruits and vegetables

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 3343-3348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Lively ◽  
Oluborode Babawale ◽  
David M Thompson ◽  
Amanda S Morris ◽  
Jennifer L Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Willingness To Purchase ◽  
Demographic Covariates

AbstractObjectiveTo assess relationships between mothers’ feeding practices (food as a reward, food for emotion regulation, modelling of healthy eating) and mothers’ willingness to purchase child-marketed foods and fruits/vegetables (F&V) requested by their children during grocery co-shopping.DesignCross-sectional. Mothers completed an online survey that included questions about feeding practices and willingness (i.e. intentions) to purchase child-requested foods during grocery co-shopping. Feeding practices scores were dichotomized at the median. Foods were grouped as nutrient-poor or nutrient-dense (F&V) based on national nutrition guidelines. Regression models compared mothers with above-the-median v. at-or-below-the-median feeding practices scores on their willingness to purchase child-requested food groupings, adjusting for demographic covariates.SettingParticipants completed an online survey generated at a public university in the USA.SubjectsMothers (n 318) of 2- to 7-year-old children.ResultsMothers who scored above-the-median on using food as a reward were more willing to purchase nutrient-poor foods (β=0·60, P<0·0001), mothers who scored above-the-median on use of food for emotion regulation were more willing to purchase nutrient-poor foods (β=0·29, P<0·0031) and mothers who scored above-the-median on modelling of healthy eating were more willing to purchase nutrient-dense foods (β=0·22, P<0·001) than were mothers with at-or-below-the-median scores, adjusting for demographic covariates.ConclusionsMothers who reported using food to control children’s behaviour were more willing to purchase child-requested, nutrient-poor foods. Parental feeding practices may facilitate or limit children’s foods requested in grocery stores. Parent–child food consumer behaviours should be investigated as a route that may contribute to children’s eating patterns.

Perception of injury risk in Muay Thai kickboxing

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-101
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Strotmeyer ◽  
Reidar P. Lystad
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Significant Degree ◽  
Combat Sports ◽  
Risk Of Injury ◽  
Actual Risk ◽  
Comparative Risk

Introduction. Notwithstanding the important role risk perception may play in the occurrence and prevention of sports injuries, there is very limited empirical data pertaining to athletes in combat sports. Hence, the purpose of this study was to examine the injury risk perception among Muay Thai fighters. Material and methods. Muay Thai fighters completed an online survey in which they rated the perceived risk of injury in a range of different sports. Perceived comparative risk was obtained indirectly by subtracting perceived risk of injury to oneself from perceived risk of injury to a peer. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, comparison of means, and ordinal logistic regression. Results. Muay Thai fighters perceived the risk of injury in their own sport to be significantly lower than that in other collision and contact sports, including popular combat sports such as boxing and mixed martial arts. On average, Muay Thai fighters perceived their own risk injury to be significantly lower compared to their peers (p < .001). Conclusions. There appears to be a mismatch between actual and perceived injury risk among Muay Thai fighters, who, moreover, exhibit a significant degree of comparative optimism. Because behaviour is determined by perceived rather than actual risk, underestimation of injury risk may lead to an increased frequency of injury. Future injury prevention strategies in combat sports such as Muay Thai kickboxing should consider educational- and psychosocial-based interventions that include efforts to correct erroneous beliefs and attitudes about actual risk of injury in the sport.

scholarly journals Risk Perception of COVID-19 Infection and Adherence to Preventive Measures among Adolescents and Young Adults

Children ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 311
Author(s):  
Xin Yu Yang ◽  
Rui Ning Gong ◽  
Samuel Sassine ◽  
Maxime Morsa ◽  
Alexandra Sonia Tchogna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Health Measures

To explore factors influencing adolescents and young adults’ (AYAs) risk perception of COVID-19 and adherence to public health measures, we conducted a cross-sectional online survey of AYAs (14–22 years old) from Quebec (Canada) recruited through school and community partners in April 2020 during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study included 3037 participants (mean age = 17.7 years, 74.6% female). AYAs had higher mean (standard deviation (SD)) risk perception of COVID-19 for their relatives (8.2 (1.9)) than for themselves (5.6 (2.6)) (p < 0.001). Factors associated with higher risk perception included higher disease knowledge (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.06, 95% CI 1.01–1.11), presence of chronic disease (aOR 2.31, 95%CI 1.82–2.93) and use of immunosuppressants (aOR 2.53, 95%CI 1.67–3.87). AYAs with a higher risk perception (aOR 1.06, 95%CI 1.02–1.10) those wishing to help flatten the disease curve (aOR 1.18, 95%CI 1.12–1.25) or to protect their family/friends (aOR 1.14, 95%CI 1.05–1.24) were more likely to engage in preventive behaviors. Self-perceived risk and desire to protect others were significantly associated with adherence to preventive measures among youth. These findings may help inform public health messaging to AYAs in the current and future pandemics.

scholarly journals Are Online Grocery Stores Being Designed to Support Consumer Nutrition Information Needs? Results from a Marketplace Survey (P04-151-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Olzenak ◽  
Lisa Harnack ◽  
Joeseph Redden ◽  
Simone French ◽  
Nancy Sherwood
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Fresh Produce ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Research Award ◽  
Packaged Foods ◽  
Online Stores ◽  
Nutrition Facts Panel

Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to describe the availability of nutrition-related information and features on leading online grocery store websites. Methods This study was a cross-sectional design. A systematic protocol was followed to assess availability of nutrition-related features on twelve online grocery shopping websites. The availability of nutrition facts panel and ingredient statement information for 26 food products across a variety of food categories was assessed along with the availability of additional nutrition-related features such as the ability to filter food search results by nutrition attributes. Means, frequencies, and percentages were calculated. Results Common nutrition-related search filters available on the store websites included organic (10 of 12 stores), gluten free (nine of 12 stores), low in fat (six of 12 stores), and sugar-free/no sugar added (five of 12 stores). Nutrition facts panel information was available on the websites for 42%-100% of the packaged food and 33%-58% of the fresh produce items. Foods with available ingredient information ranged from 25%-100% for packaged foods to 50%-58% for the fresh produce items. Conclusions Nutrition facts panel and ingredient statement information may be less available online for packaged foods than in physical stores where all packaged products must have labels. However, this information was sometimes available online for produce items even though labeling is not required on ‘unpackaged’ foods like fresh produce. Many online stores included nutrition-related features not available or feasible to provide in physical stores. Online grocery shopping marketplaces have the potential to support shoppers in making healthful food purchase decisions. Funding Sources This research was supported by a University of Minnesota Division of Epidemiology and Community Health J.B. Hawley Research Award.

scholarly journals Food Values, Satisfaction, and Loyalty: Some Evidence in Grocery Retailing Acquired during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3908
Author(s):  
Ana Isabel Muro-Rodríguez ◽  
Israel Roberto Pérez-Jiménez ◽  
Andrea Esteban-Dorado ◽  
María Pilar Martínez-Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
The Public ◽  
Grocery Retailing ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Financial Benefits

Recent evidence illuminates the importance of relatively new concepts in grocery retailing, such as the concept of food values. The present work aims at analyzing the influence of: (i) food values on key non-financial results, particularly satisfaction and loyalty; and (ii) satisfaction on loyalty. The paper makes a further delineation for both satisfaction and loyalty (i.e., with the product and with the grocery store), as well as considers the potential implications derived from the COVID-19 pandemic. With these objectives in mind, the paper distributed an online survey to the residents of Toledo (Spain) during April and May 2020 (a period characterized by a national lockdown, where grocery stores and essential business were open to the public). This effort produced 303 valid questionnaires and the resulting data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics alongside linear parametric regressions. The findings show how food values have a positive and significant influence on both types of satisfaction and loyalty; there is also a significant and positive influence of both types of satisfaction on both types of loyalty. Moreover, the results corroborate previous works about the most influential food values. These findings highlight the importance of considering food values in grocery retailing in order to achieve key non-financial benefits. The paper ends with a discussion of several interesting managerial guidelines, particularly in light of situations like the COVID-19 pandemic.

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