Griesi, Joana MuragutiBernardes, João MarcosAlonso, MelissaGómez Salgado, JuanRuiz Frutos, CarlosFagundo Rivera, JavierLópez López, DanielCamacho Vega, Juan CarlosDias, Adriano2024-02-212024-02-212024-02-15Griesi, J.M., Bernardes, J.M., Alonso, M., Gómez Salgado, J., Ruiz Frutos, C., Fagundo Rivera, J.,...,Dias, A. (2024). Risk perception of healthcare workers in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Heliyon, 10(3) (e25297). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25297.2405-8440https://hdl.handle.net/11441/155399Objectives: To validate the items of the Emotional Impact Questionnaire coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) related to risk perception, estimating its degree, among healthcare workers in the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic, identifying possible associated factors. Methods: cross-sectional study in 1872 healthcare workers of Brazil. The population was characterized by sociodemographic and occupational information, knowledge about COVID-19, quality of information received, risk perception and preventive measures about the disease, and sense of coherence. Results: Being divorced, having a chronic disease, spending more than 1 h per day getting informed about COVID-19, and always or almost always wearing a mask regardless of symptoms, as well as self-perception of health were associated with high-risk perception. An inverse association was found between risk perception, sense of coherence and not knowing if one has had occasional contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases. Conclusion: Risk perception is influenced by emotions, experiences, and knowledge. Sense of coherence and resilience have a role in reducing risk perception. Understanding risk perception is crucial for developing effective strategies to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other similar scenarios.application/pdf13 p.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/EpidemiologyRisk perceptionCOVID-19Sense of coherencePreventive behavioursHealthcare workersinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25297