Abstract
BackgroundThe COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI) is a self-report questionnaire developed to evaluate the frequency of anxiety and depression symptoms among individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent study in China showed high CPDI scores among individuals in the 18-30 years age group and those over 60 years. During the COVID-19 outbreak, people were expected to maintain their mental health conditions, especially stress levels. Therefore, many national governments actively published health promotion media in an effort to educate the public. One such media developed by the Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia, was a poster titled “Hindari Stres dan Tetap Optimis dengan Melakukan Aktivitas Sehari-hari dan Tetap Menjaga Jarak.”ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to conduct a test on a stress management recommendation poster developed by the Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak by using pretesting communication theory.MethodsIn-depth interviews were conducted among 8 key informants and 1 graphic design expert.ResultsPretesting can identify the strengths and weaknesses of media. The large amount of text and the lack of illustrations made the poster less attractive to readers. Moreover, there was a discrepancy between the title and contents of the poster. The poster was not able to persuade the informants to change their behavior in the near future.ConclusionsThe poster was understood and accepted by the informants, but there was still much to be improved considering the poster was a product of the Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia.
Highlights
In December 2019, a new respiratory disease manifesting as viral pneumonia emerged in Wuhan, China [1]
In the first week of March 2020, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Indonesia, and the emergence of fear had a positive impact on the citizens with regard to the demonstration of the preventive behavior of purchasing personal protective equipment [4]
The 5 pretesting elements of the interview guide are presented in Table S1 of Multimedia Appendix 1
Summary
In December 2019, a new respiratory disease manifesting as viral pneumonia emerged in Wuhan, China [1]. Many people were stressed and depressed because the emergence and patterns of COVID-19 transmission were unclear [5]. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a serious threat to the society and triggered psychological challenges such as stress, anxiety, and depression [6]. The COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI) is a self-report questionnaire developed to evaluate the frequency of anxiety and depression symptoms among individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many national governments actively published health promotion media in an effort to educate the public. One such media developed by the Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia, was a poster titled “Hindari Stres dan Tetap Optimis dengan Melakukan Aktivitas Sehari-hari dan Tetap Menjaga Jarak.”
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