The Dutch Citizen's Understanding and Perception of the Actors Involved in the Netherlands' COVID-19 Pandemic Response: A Focus Group Study During the First Pandemic Wave

IF 3 3区医学 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Health Expectations Pub Date : 2024-09-06 DOI:10.1111/hex.14170

L. S. Kengne Kamga, A. C. G. Voordouw, M. C. De Vries, E. Belfroid, A. E. M. Brabers, J. D. De Jong, L. C. van Eck, M. P. G. Koopmans, A. Timen

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Abstract

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic was a public health emergency (PHE) of unprecedented magnitude and impact. It provided the possibility to investigate the Dutch citizens' understanding and perception of the actors involved in the Dutch pandemic response as a PHE unfolded.

Methods

Three focus groups (FGs) were held with 16 Dutch citizens in June 2020. Citizens were recruited using the Dutch Health Care Consumer Panel. During the FGs, participants were asked to fill in a table with actors they thought were involved in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. They also received information on actors involved in Dutch outbreak responses. Then, the actors named and omitted by the participants were discussed.

Results

An analysis of the FGs suggests that the Dutch citizens participating in the study were not fully aware of the scope of actors involved in the Dutch COVID-19 pandemic response. Some participants would have appreciated more information on the actors involved. This would help them have an informed opinion of the actors involved in the decision-making process, and accept non-pharmaceutical interventions implemented. Lastly, most participants recognised that they played a role in limiting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, very few spontaneously mentioned themselves as actors within the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Conclusion

This study suggests that early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dutch citizens participating in this study's FG did not have a complete understanding of the scope of actors involved in the Dutch COVID-19 pandemic response, or the potential role of the citizen. Future research can build on these results to explore the citizen's perception of their role during PHEs of another origin, as well as other geographical and historical contexts.

Patient or Public Contribution

The public participated in the focus groups and received a non-expert report summarising the outcomes of the focus groups.

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荷兰公民对参与荷兰 COVID-19 大流行应对行动者的理解和看法：第一波大流行期间的焦点小组研究。

导言：COVID-19 大流行是一次规模空前、影响空前的公共卫生紧急事件（PHE）。它为调查荷兰公民对参与荷兰公共卫生紧急事件应对行动的参与者的理解和看法提供了可能：2020 年 6 月，16 位荷兰公民参加了三个焦点小组（FGs）。这些公民是通过荷兰医疗保健消费者小组招募的。在 FGs 期间，参与者被要求在一张表格上填写他们认为参与 COVID-19 大流行管理的人员。他们还收到了荷兰疫情应对行动参与者的信息。然后，对参与者点名和遗漏的参与者进行了讨论：对 FG 的分析表明，参与研究的荷兰公民并不完全了解参与荷兰 COVID-19 大流行应对措施的参与者的范围。一些参与者希望获得更多有关参与方的信息。这将有助于他们对参与决策过程的参与者有一个知情的看法，并接受所实施的非药物干预措施。最后，大多数参与者认识到他们在限制 COVID-19 大流行的传播方面发挥了作用。然而，很少有人自发提到自己是 COVID-19 大流行应对措施的参与者：本研究表明，在 COVID-19 大流行的早期，参与本研究 FG 的荷兰公民并不完全了解参与荷兰 COVID-19 大流行应对行动的参与者范围，也不了解公民的潜在作用。未来的研究可以在这些结果的基础上，探讨公民对其在其他来源的公共卫生教育以及其他地理和历史背景下所扮演角色的看法：患者或公众的贡献：公众参与了焦点小组，并收到了一份总结焦点小组成果的非专家报告。

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Health Expectations 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

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5.20

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期刊介绍： Health Expectations promotes critical thinking and informed debate about all aspects of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in health and social care, health policy and health services research including: • Person-centred care and quality improvement • Patients'' participation in decisions about disease prevention and management • Public perceptions of health services • Citizen involvement in health care policy making and priority-setting • Methods for monitoring and evaluating participation • Empowerment and consumerism • Patients'' role in safety and quality • Patient and public role in health services research • Co-production (researchers working with patients and the public) of research, health care and policy Health Expectations is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, review articles and critical commentaries. It includes papers which clarify concepts, develop theories, and critically analyse and evaluate specific policies and practices. The Journal provides an inter-disciplinary and international forum in which researchers (including PPIE researchers) from a range of backgrounds and expertise can present their work to other researchers, policy-makers, health care professionals, managers, patients and consumer advocates.