id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-324642-uk4ir8po Okuhara, Tsuyoshi Examining persuasive message type to encourage staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic and social lockdown: A randomized controlled study in Japan 2020-08-21 .txt text/plain 3461 211 59 title: Examining persuasive message type to encourage staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic and social lockdown: A randomized controlled study in Japan RESULTS: Compared with other messages, the message from a physician significantly increased participants' intention to stay at home in areas with high numbers of people infected (versus a governor, p = .002; an expert, p = .023; a resident, p = .004). Such articles convey messages from governors, public health experts, physicians, COVID-19 patients, and residents of outbreak areas, encouraging people to stay at home. In areas with high numbers of infected people, the message from a physician, which conveyed the crisis of hospitals being overwhelmed and the consequent risk of people being unable to receive treatment, increased the intention to stay at home to a greater extent than other messages from a governor, a public health expert, a patient with COVID-19, and a resident of an outbreak area. ./cache/cord-324642-uk4ir8po.txt ./txt/cord-324642-uk4ir8po.txt