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Spontaneous Participation in Secondary Prevention Programs: The Role of Psychosocial Predictors

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  • Alessandra Gorini

    (Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
    Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy)

  • Mattia Giuliani

    (IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, 20138 Milan, Italy)

  • Giulia Marton

    (Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
    Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy)

  • Laura Vergani

    (Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
    Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy)

  • Simone Barbieri

    (IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, 20138 Milan, Italy)

  • Fabrizio Veglia

    (IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, 20138 Milan, Italy)

  • Elena Tremoli

    (IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, 20138 Milan, Italy)

Abstract

Disease prevention is a multifaceted construct that has been widely studied. Nevertheless, in spite of its importance, it is still not sufficiently considered by the general population. Since the reasons for this lack of consideration are not yet fully understood, we created an Online Prevention Survey (OPS) to investigate the role of both sociodemographic and psychological factors in predicting individuals’ spontaneous participation in secondary prevention programs. The results revealed that younger people, men, manual workers, unemployed people, and those who do not regularly practise physical activity were less likely to spontaneously participate in such programs. Furthermore, an analysis of the psychological determinants of the willingness to participate in secondary prevention programs showed that depressive symptoms negatively predict it, while an individual’s perception of receiving high social support acts as a positive predictor. Based on these results, we suggest the need for implementing new tailored approaches to promote prevention initiatives to those segments of the population which are more reluctant to spontaneously undertake prevention paths.

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  • Alessandra Gorini & Mattia Giuliani & Giulia Marton & Laura Vergani & Simone Barbieri & Fabrizio Veglia & Elena Tremoli, 2020. "Spontaneous Participation in Secondary Prevention Programs: The Role of Psychosocial Predictors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-14, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:17:p:6298-:d:405934
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