Informācijas avotu un uztverto risku prognozējošo faktoru saistība ar aizsargājošo uzvedību pieaugušajiem ar pirmā tipa cukura diabētu Covid-19 pandēmijas laikā

The aim of this study is to investigate how information sources moderate the relationship between predictive factors of protective behavior and perceived risk and how the length of the disease (type 1 diabetes) mediates the connection between these factors in adult with type 1 diabetes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Research of quantitative design was developed, its theoretical framework is the Protection Motivation Theory, which stipulates how predictive factors of protective behavior and perceived risk affect the protective behavior of adults with type 1 diabetes. The research questions are: Is the instruments Cronbach’s α within norm? What are the relationships between perceived risk predictors and protective behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic in adults with type 1 diabetes? To what extent do information sources moderate this relationship? To what extent does the duration of the disease mediate this relationship? Description of the research method: Sample size of the pilot study: (N = 40, n = 27 women and n = 13 men), in the age group from 18 to 61 years. The sample size of the study: with type 1 diabetes (N = 103, n = 68 women and n = 35 men), in the age group from 18 to 70 years. Instrument: Protective Behavior Survey for Adults during Covid-19, which was combined from two instruments (Aujoulat, et al., 2021; Norozian, et al., 2021). The research procedure briefly described: a review of the literature on the topic; research design and methodology; theoretical compilation; selection criteria for the research participants, permits of the authors and the ethics commission of Riga Stradins University carry out the research; partial adaptation of the first part of the instrument for adults, data analysis. Conclusions: The protective behavior survey in adults during Covid-19 is within the norm (α = 0,89; CVI = 0,98). There is a statistically significant association between perceived risk factors and protective behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic in adults with type 1 diabetes (r = 0,56, p < 0,001). Sources of information statistically insignificantly moderate this relationship (R= -0,06; β = -0,33; p = 0,67).