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ArticleInternational journal of behavioral medicine2022

Hand Washing and Related Cognitions Following a Brief Behavior Change Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Pre-Post Analysis.

Jan Keller, Dominika Kwasnicka, Lea O Wilhelm, Noemi Lorbeer, Theresa Pauly, Antonia Domke, Nina Knoll, Lena Fleig

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Article in International journal of behavioral medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Jan KellerDepartment of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany. jan.keller@fu-berlin.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4660-6844
Dominika KwasnickaFaculty of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland.
Lea O WilhelmMedical School Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Noemi LorbeerDepartment of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Theresa PaulyDepartment of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Antonia DomkeDepartment of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Nina KnollDepartment of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Lena FleigMedical School Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Freie Universität Berlin · DEMSB Medical School Berlin · DEThe University of Melbourne · AUUniversity of Zurich · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEffective hand washing (for at least 20 s, with water and soap) is one of the health behaviors protecting against infection transmissions. Behavior change interventions supporting the initiation and maintenance of hand washing are crucial to prevent infection transmissions. Based on the Health Action Process Approach, the aim of this research was to conduct a pre-post analysis of hand washing and related cognitions (i.e., intention, self-efficacy, self-monitoring), measured up to 100 days following an intervention.

methodsA convenience sample of N = 123 participants (age: M = 23.96 years; SD = 5.82; 80% women) received a brief intervention (key behavior change techniques: information about health consequences of hand washing; action planning) and responded to daily diaries and questionnaires up to a 100-day follow-up. Two-level models were used to analyze data of n = 89 participants who provided longitudinal data.

resultsHand washing and self-monitoring increased, whereas intention and self-efficacy decreased over time. Only self-monitoring was a consistent positive correlate of hand washing on a between-person level.

conclusionsHand washing and self-monitoring considerably increased over several weeks following the intervention. Future research testing the intervention against a control condition is needed to rule out that changes in behavior and cognitions might have been prompted by completing the daily diaries.

trial registrationGerman Clinical Trials Register;  https://www.drks.de ; registration number: DRKS00022067.

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COVID-19Hand DisinfectionAdultCognitionCrisis InterventionFemaleHumansMalePandemicsSoapsWaterYoung AdultSoapsWaterBehavior change interventionCOVID-19Hand washingIntentionSelf-efficacySelf-monitoring

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