Infection control in the home: a qualitative study exploring perceptions and experiences of adhering to protective behaviours in the home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We sought to explore people's experiences and perceptions of implementing infection control behaviours in the home during the COVID-19 pandemic, guided by an online behavioural intervention.

Design

Inductive qualitative study.

Setting

UK public during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Participants

Thirteen people took part in telephone interviews, and 124 completed a qualitative open-text survey. All were recruited from the public. Most survey participants were aged over 60 years, while interview participants were more distributed in age. Most reported being at increased risk from COVID-19, and were white British.

Intervention

Online behavioural intervention to support infection control behaviours in the home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Data collect

SUBMITTER: Morton K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8637310 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature