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Psychosocial Determinants of Hand Hygiene, Facemask Wearing, and Physical Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Adherence to mask-wearing and its impact on the incidence and deaths of viral respiratory infectious diseases: a systematic review, meta-analysis and modelling study.BMJ global health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Promoting Athletic Performance and Related Factors among Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Risk factors associated with COVID-19 infection among Chinese elite athletes during overseas training and competitions: a large-scale cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Alarming data on attitudes and practices toward COVID-19 - changes during the 1 st, 2nd and 3rd waves of the pandemic: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Promotion of Preventive Behaviours in Healthcare Services: A Quantitative Study Among Older Adults in Spain.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
- Psychosocial determinants of handwashing and physical distancing behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands: A longitudinal analysis.British journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Predictors of Change in Vaccination Decisions Among the Vaccine Hesitant: Examining the Roles of Age and Intolerance of Uncertainty.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2024Article
- Psychological and psychosocial determinants of COVID related face covering behaviours: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Review
- Psychological and psychosocial determinants of COVID-related handwashing behaviours: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Review
- Understanding factors for adhering to health recommendations during COVID-19 among older adults - a qualitative interview study using health belief model as analytical framework.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Assessing the relationship between delay discounting and decisions to engage in various protective behaviors during COVID-19.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2024Article
- Self-protective behaviors of Thai village health volunteers in community engagement during a COVID-19 outbreak: interpretation using the health belief model.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Context Matters: Patterns in Physical Distancing Behavior Across Situations and Over Time During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Netherlands.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2024Article
- Predictors of adherence in Austrian employees during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of an online survey.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Association between face mask use and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Cross-sectional study.Epidemiology and infection · 2023Article
- Differential practice and associated factors of COVID-19 personal preventive measures among the slum and estate communities of Uganda: A community-based cross-sectional survey.Journal of global health · 2023Article
- Association between the COVID-19 Vaccine and Preventive Behaviors: Panel Data Analysis from Japan.Vaccines · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID-19 in Indonesia: A post delta variant wave cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundHand hygiene, facemask wearing, and physical distancing play a crucial role in the prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic. Identifying the key psychosocial determinants of these precautionary behaviors contributes to effective intervention and policymaking for COVID-19 and future pandemics. PURPOSE: This study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze available evidence on psychosocial determinants of the general population's practice of three precautionary behaviors, based on the Risk, Attitudes, Norms, Abilities, and Self-regulation (RANAS) framework.
methodsLiterature was identified by searching seven databases and relevant review papers. Observational and experimental studies targeting the general population (≥18 years) published between January 2020 to September 2021 were included. Pooled effect sizes were calculated with the inverse-variance method using random-effects models.
resultsA total of 51 studies (64 samples) were included in the qualitative synthesis, of which 30 studies (42 samples) were included in the meta-analysis. RANAS-based constructs including knowledge, pros attitudes, and perceived norms were identified as significant determinants of all three behaviors in the meta-analysis. Perceived susceptibility and cons attitudes showed no significant associations with any behaviors. Perceived severity, perceived control, self-efficacy, and behavioral intention were significantly associated with one or two behaviors. Country (western vs. eastern hemispheres) significantly moderated the effects of certain risk and ability factors.
conclusionsMore research is needed with respect to the intention-behavior relationship, self-regulatory and reflexive factors of precautionary behaviors, as well as the exploration of the potential moderating effect of sociodemographic factors.
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