Applying principles of behaviour change to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Applying principles of behaviour change to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission
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DOI：
10.1038/s41562-020-0887-9
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发表时间：
2020-05-06
影响因子：
29.9
通讯作者：
Amlot, Richard
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作者：
West, Robert;Michie, Susan;Amlot, Richard
人类行为是导致COVID-19的病毒SARS-Cov-2传播的核心，在没有药物干预的情况下，改变行为对预防传播至关重要。隔离和社交距离措施，包括呆在家里的法令，已经在地球仪各地实施，以减少病毒的传播，但这对个人和社会来说是巨大的代价。除了这些措施外，我们迫切需要采取有效的干预措施，以加强社区中个人为保护自己和他人而可以采取的行为：用纸巾接住咳嗽或打喷嚏时喷出的飞沫，酌情使用口罩，必要时在所有场合洗手，对物体和表面进行消毒，保持身体距离，不触摸眼睛、鼻子或嘴。目前迫切需要直接证据来指导这些干预措施的制定，但可以通过应用行为科学方法和模型来开始，在没有药物干预的情况下，行为改变对预防SARS-CoV-2传播至关重要。West等人认为，我们迫切需要有效的干预措施来增加对个人保护行为的坚持。
Human behaviour is central to transmission of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and changing behaviour is crucial to preventing transmission in the absence of pharmaceutical interventions. Isolation and social distancing measures, including edicts to stay at home, have been brought into place across the globe to reduce transmission of the virus, but at a huge cost to individuals and society. In addition to these measures, we urgently need effective interventions to increase adherence to behaviours that individuals in communities can enact to protect themselves and others: use of tissues to catch expelled droplets from coughs or sneezes, use of face masks as appropriate, hand-washing on all occasions when required, disinfecting objects and surfaces, physical distancing, and not touching one's eyes, nose or mouth. There is an urgent need for direct evidence to inform development of such interventions, but it is possible to make a start by applying behavioural science methods and models.Behaviour change is crucial to preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the absence of pharmaceutical interventions. West et al. argue that we urgently need effective interventions to increase adherence to personal protective behaviours.