Table 2 Precautionary activity and impact on quality of life impact amongst those who are worried about catching COVID-19
From: Functional and dysfunctional fear of COVID-19: a classification scheme
| Combined effect of worry about COVID-19 and precautions against COVID-19 on quality of life | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| None or little effect of both | Some or strong effect of either or both | Total (column %) | |
| Took precautions and felt safer as a result | 203a | 438b | 641 (93%) |
| Did not take precautions or took precautions and did not feel safer as a result | 3b | 36b | 39 (6%) |
| Took precautions but did not answer if felt safer | – | 10b | 10 (1%) |
| Total (row %) | 206 (30%) | 484 (70%) | 690 (100%) |