Social distancing measures: barriers to their implementation and how they can be overcome - a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite their central role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and previous infectious disease outbreaks, factors influencing the acceptability and implementation of social distancing measures are poorly understood. This systematic review aims to identify such factors drawing on qualitative literature.

Methods

A systematic search was carried out in eleven databases. Papers were included in the review if they reported on qualitative studies of factors influencing the implementation of social distancing measures in potentially epidemic infectious diseases. An adapted meta-ethnographical approach was used for synthesis. Review findings were assessed for strength and reliability using GRADE-CERQual.

Results

Twenty-nine papers were included from the

SUBMITTER: Sadjadi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8499970 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature