Tzikas Alexandros, Koulierakis George
Department of Public Health Policy, University of West Attica, 196 Alexandras Avenue, 115 21, Athens, Greece.
J Behav Exp Econ. 2023 Aug;105:102046. doi: 10.1016/j.socec.2023.102046. Epub 2023 May 30.
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed the greatest threat to global health over the last three years. Due to the temporary shortage of appropriate vaccines, a systematic change in human behaviour is necessary to keep the spread of the virus under control, increasing the quality of basic hygiene practices, such as systematic hand hygiene. Nudges are increasingly used in public health interventions to promote critical preventive hygiene behaviours. This review aimed to investigate the effect and the characteristics of nudges on hand hygiene, as a COVID-19 preventive measure. We systematically reviewed the relevant literature from January 2008 to November 2020. A total of 15 articles met the inclusion criteria. The findings of this review showed that most of the nudging interventions had a positive effect on hand hygiene. Nudges should be included in the existing and future public health interventions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and future pandemics, rather than being an alternative and unconventional tool for public health policies.
在过去三年里，新冠疫情对全球健康构成了最大威胁。由于合适疫苗暂时短缺，有必要对人类行为进行系统性改变，以控制病毒传播，提高基本卫生习惯的质量，比如系统性手部卫生。助推手段越来越多地用于公共卫生干预措施，以促进关键的预防性卫生行为。本综述旨在调查作为新冠预防措施的助推手段对手部卫生的影响及特点。我们系统回顾了2008年1月至2020年11月的相关文献。共有15篇文章符合纳入标准。本综述的结果表明，大多数助推干预措施对手部卫生有积极影响。助推手段应纳入现有及未来的公共卫生干预措施中，以预防新冠疫情及未来大流行的传播，而不应成为公共卫生政策的替代和非常规工具。
