ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Facial Self-Touching and the Propagation of COVID-19: The Role of Gloves in the Dental Practice.
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- Hand-to-Face Contact of Preschoolers during Indoor Activities in Childcare Facilities in the Republic of Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The suppression of spontaneous face touch and resulting consequences on memory performance of high and low self-touching individuals.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite facial self-touching being a possible source of transmission of SARS-Co-V-2 its role in dental practice has not been studied. Factors such as anxiety symptoms or threat perception of COVID-19 may increase the possibility of contagion. The objective was to compare the impact of control measures, such as gloves or signs in the reduction in facial self-touching.
methodsAn intra-subject design was undertaken with 150 adults. The patients' movements in the waiting room were monitored with Microsoft Kinect software on three occasions: without any control measures, using plastic gloves or using advisory signs against self-touching. Additionally, the participants completed the sub-scale of STAI (State-Anxiety) and the BIP-Q5 (Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire); their blood pressure and heart rate were recorded.
resultsThe lowest incidence of facial self-touching occurred in the experimental situation in which gloves were introduced. The subjects with elevated anxiety symptoms realized more facial self-touching regardless of the control measures. However, the threat perception of COVID-19 is associated negatively with facial self-touching.
conclusionsThe use of gloves is a useful control measure in the reduction in facial touching. However, people with anxiety symptoms regardless of whether they have greater threat perception for COVID-19 exhibit more facial touching.
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