Effectiveness of digital interventions to improve household and community infection prevention and control behaviours and to reduce incidence of respiratory and/or gastro-intestinal infections: a rapid systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital interventions have potential to efficiently support improved hygiene practices to reduce transmission of COVID-19.

Objective

To evaluate the evidence for digital interventions to improve hygiene practices within the community.

Methods

We reviewed articles published between 01 January 2000 and 26 May 2019 that presented a controlled trial of a digital intervention to improve hygiene behaviours in the community. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials (CENTRAL), China National Knowledge Infrastructure and grey literature. Trials in hospitals were excluded, as were trials aiming at prevention of sexually transmitted infections; only target diseases with transmission mechanisms similar to COVID-19 (e.g. respiratory

SUBMITTER: Gold N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8215628 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature