Improving Hand Hygiene Behavior Using a Novel Theory-Based Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Autor:	Smith SR; School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.; Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia., Hagger MS; School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.; Department of Psychological Sciences, University of California, Merced, CA, USA.; Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California, Merced, CA, USA.; Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland., Keech JJ; School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast, Australia., Moyers SA; Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, National Center for Wellness and Recovery, Tulsa, Oklahoma., Hamilton K; School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.; Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.; Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California, Merced, CA, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine [Ann Behav Med] 2022 Nov 05; Vol. 56 (11), pp. 1157-1173.
DOI:	10.1093/abm/kaac041
Abstrakt:	Background: Promoting the adoption of personal hygiene behaviors known to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, such as avoiding touching one's face with unwashed hands, is important for limiting the spread of infections. Purpose: We aimed to test the efficacy of a theory-based intervention to promote the avoidance of touching one's face with unwashed hands to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Methods: We tested effects of an intervention employing imagery, persuasive communication, and planning techniques in two pre-registered studies adopting randomized controlled designs in samples of Australian (N = 254; Study 1) and US (N = 245; Study 2) residents. Participants were randomly assigned to theory-based intervention or education-only conditions (Study 1), or to theory-based intervention, education-only, and no-intervention control conditions (Study 2). The intervention was delivered online and participants completed measures of behavior and theory-based social cognition constructs pre-intervention and one-week postintervention. Results: Mixed-model ANOVAs revealed a significant increase in avoidance of touching the face with unwashed hands from pre-intervention to follow-up irrespective of intervention condition in both studies, but no significant condition effects. Exploratory analyses revealed significant effects of the theory-based intervention on behavior at follow-up in individuals with low pre-intervention risk perceptions in Study 2. Conclusions: Results indicate high adoption of avoiding touching one's face with unwashed hands, with behavior increasing over time independent of the intervention. Future research should confirm risk perceptions as a moderator of the effect theory-based interventions on infection-prevention behaviors. (© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.)
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