Promoting physical distancing during COVID-19: a systematic approach to compare behavioral interventions

Abstract In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, physical distancing behavior turned out to be key to mitigating the virus spread. Therefore, it is crucial that we understand how we can successfully alter our behavior and promote physical distancing. We present a framework to systematically assess the...

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Autores principales:	Tessa F. Blanken, Charlotte C. Tanis, Floor H. Nauta, Fabian Dablander, Bonne J. H. Zijlstra, Rick R. M. Bouten, Quinten H. Oostvogel, Meier J. Boersma, Maya V. van der Steenhoven, Frenk van Harreveld, Sanne de Wit, Denny Borsboom
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/7da0b603f2504a6ea09d984d583bb730
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7da0b603f2504a6ea09d984d583bb7302021-12-02T17:18:21ZPromoting physical distancing during COVID-19: a systematic approach to compare behavioral interventions10.1038/s41598-021-98964-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/7da0b603f2504a6ea09d984d583bb7302021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98964-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, physical distancing behavior turned out to be key to mitigating the virus spread. Therefore, it is crucial that we understand how we can successfully alter our behavior and promote physical distancing. We present a framework to systematically assess the effectiveness of behavioral interventions to stimulate physical distancing. In addition, we demonstrate the feasibility of this framework in a large-scale natural experiment (N = 639) conducted during an art fair. In an experimental design, we varied interventions to evaluate the effect of face masks, walking directions, and immediate feedback on visitors’ contacts. We represent visitors as nodes, and their contacts as links in a contact network. Subsequently, we used network modelling to test for differences in these contact networks. We find no evidence that face masks influence physical distancing, while unidirectional walking directions and buzzer feedback do positively impact physical distancing. This study offers a feasible way to optimize physical distancing interventions through scientific research. As such, the presented framework provides society with the means to directly evaluate interventions, so that policy can be based on evidence rather than conjecture.Tessa F. BlankenCharlotte C. TanisFloor H. NautaFabian DablanderBonne J. H. ZijlstraRick R. M. BoutenQuinten H. OostvogelMeier J. BoersmaMaya V. van der SteenhovenFrenk van HarreveldSanne de WitDenny BorsboomNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Tessa F. Blanken Charlotte C. Tanis Floor H. Nauta Fabian Dablander Bonne J. H. Zijlstra Rick R. M. Bouten Quinten H. Oostvogel Meier J. Boersma Maya V. van der Steenhoven Frenk van Harreveld Sanne de Wit Denny Borsboom Promoting physical distancing during COVID-19: a systematic approach to compare behavioral interventions
description	Abstract In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, physical distancing behavior turned out to be key to mitigating the virus spread. Therefore, it is crucial that we understand how we can successfully alter our behavior and promote physical distancing. We present a framework to systematically assess the effectiveness of behavioral interventions to stimulate physical distancing. In addition, we demonstrate the feasibility of this framework in a large-scale natural experiment (N = 639) conducted during an art fair. In an experimental design, we varied interventions to evaluate the effect of face masks, walking directions, and immediate feedback on visitors’ contacts. We represent visitors as nodes, and their contacts as links in a contact network. Subsequently, we used network modelling to test for differences in these contact networks. We find no evidence that face masks influence physical distancing, while unidirectional walking directions and buzzer feedback do positively impact physical distancing. This study offers a feasible way to optimize physical distancing interventions through scientific research. As such, the presented framework provides society with the means to directly evaluate interventions, so that policy can be based on evidence rather than conjecture.
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author	Tessa F. Blanken Charlotte C. Tanis Floor H. Nauta Fabian Dablander Bonne J. H. Zijlstra Rick R. M. Bouten Quinten H. Oostvogel Meier J. Boersma Maya V. van der Steenhoven Frenk van Harreveld Sanne de Wit Denny Borsboom
author_facet	Tessa F. Blanken Charlotte C. Tanis Floor H. Nauta Fabian Dablander Bonne J. H. Zijlstra Rick R. M. Bouten Quinten H. Oostvogel Meier J. Boersma Maya V. van der Steenhoven Frenk van Harreveld Sanne de Wit Denny Borsboom
author_sort	Tessa F. Blanken
title	Promoting physical distancing during COVID-19: a systematic approach to compare behavioral interventions
title_short	Promoting physical distancing during COVID-19: a systematic approach to compare behavioral interventions
title_full	Promoting physical distancing during COVID-19: a systematic approach to compare behavioral interventions
title_fullStr	Promoting physical distancing during COVID-19: a systematic approach to compare behavioral interventions
title_full_unstemmed	Promoting physical distancing during COVID-19: a systematic approach to compare behavioral interventions
title_sort	promoting physical distancing during covid-19: a systematic approach to compare behavioral interventions
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/7da0b603f2504a6ea09d984d583bb730
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Promoting physical distancing during COVID-19: a systematic approach to compare behavioral interventions

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