Department of Medicine, Shin Kong Wu-Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 111, Taiwan.
School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 24;18(19):10038. doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910038.
As part of the new measures to prevent the spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), medical students were advised to wear a mask in class and avoid touching their faces. Few studies have analyzed the influence of health education on the frequency of face- and smartphone-touching behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research compared the frequency of in-class face- and smartphone-touching behaviors of medical students before and after the delivery of personal hygiene education during the COVID-19 pandemic. A behavioral observational study was conducted involving medical students at Taipei Medical University. Eighty medical students were recruited during a lecture on otorhinolaryngology. All medical students were required to wear a mask. Their face- and smartphone-touching behavior was observed by viewing the 4 k resolution video tape recorded in class. The recording lasted for 2 h, comprising 1 h prior to the health educational reminder and 1 h afterwards. The frequencies of hand-to-face contact and hand-to-smartphone contact were analyzed before and after the delivery of health education emphasizing personal hygiene. Comprehensive health education and reminders effectively reduce the rate of face- and smartphone-touching behaviors.
作为预防 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）传播的新措施的一部分，建议医学生在上课时戴口罩并避免触摸脸部。很少有研究分析过在 COVID-19 大流行期间，健康教育对脸部和智能手机触摸行为频率的影响。本研究比较了 COVID-19 大流行期间在个人卫生教育后，医学生在课堂上脸部和智能手机触摸行为的频率。这是一项涉及台北医学大学医学生的行为观察研究。在耳鼻喉科学讲座期间招募了 80 名医学生。所有医学生都被要求戴口罩。通过查看在课堂上录制的 4k 分辨率录像带观察他们的脸部和智能手机触摸行为。记录持续 2 小时，包括健康教育提醒前 1 小时和后 1 小时。在强调个人卫生的健康教育之后，分析了手接触脸部和手接触智能手机的频率。综合健康教育和提醒可以有效降低脸部和智能手机触摸行为的频率。
