Interventions to promote physical distancing behaviour during infectious disease pandemics or epidemics: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Physical distancing, defined as keeping 1-2m apart when co-located, can prevent cases of droplet or aerosol transmitted infectious diseases such as SARS-CoV2. During the COVID-19 pandemic, distancing was a recommendation or a requirement in many countries. This systematic review aimed to determine which interventions and behavior change techniques (BCTs) are effective in promoting adherence to distancing and through which potential mechanisms of action (MOAs).

Methods

Six databases were searched. The review included studies that were (a) conducted on humans, (b) reported physical distancing interventions, (c) included any comparator (e.g., pre-intervention versus post-intervention; randomized controlled trial), and (d) reported actual distancing or predictors of d

SUBMITTER: Epton T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8957361 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature