SynthesisEuropean journal of public health2021
Social distancing measures: barriers to their implementation and how they can be overcome - a systematic review.
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- Rapid reviews methods series: guidance on rapid qualitative evidence synthesis.BMJ evidence-based medicine · 2024Article
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- Political stringency, infection rates, and higher education students' adherence to government measures in the Nordic countries and the UK during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak.Preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Perceived barriers to the implementation of social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran during 2020-2021: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Variability in Opioid-Related Drug Overdoses, Social Distancing, and Area-Level Deprivation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Bayesian Spatiotemporal Analysis.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2022Article
- Primary COVID-19 vaccine cycle and booster doses efficacy: analysis of Italian nationwide vaccination campaign.European journal of public health · 2022Article
- Efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in older people.European geriatric medicine · 2022Article
- Determinants of social distancing adherence.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Delay discounting of money and health outcomes, and adherence to policy guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Institutional and behaviour-change interventions to support COVID-19 public health measures: a review by the Lancet Commission Task Force on public health measures to suppress the pandemic.International health · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundDespite their central role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and previous infectious disease outbreaks, factors influencing the acceptability and implementation of social distancing measures are poorly understood. This systematic review aims to identify such factors drawing on qualitative literature.
methodsA systematic search was carried out in eleven databases. Papers were included in the review if they reported on qualitative studies of factors influencing the implementation of social distancing measures in potentially epidemic infectious diseases. An adapted meta-ethnographical approach was used for synthesis. Review findings were assessed for strength and reliability using GRADE-CERQual.
resultsTwenty-nine papers were included from the systematic search that yielded 5620 results, and supplementary methods. The review identifies two broad categories of barriers to social distancing measures: individual- or community-level psychosocial phenomena, and shortcomings in governmental action or communication. Based on this, 25 themes are identified that can be addressed to improve the implementation of social distancing.
conclusionAmong other findings, the review identifies the need for good communication as well as the need for authorities to provide comprehensive support as two key opportunities to increase acceptability and adherence. Further important enablers of adherence are adequate preparedness and appropriate legislation, the presence of community involvement, solidarity within communities and trust in governments and authorities.
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