A Systematic Review for Effective Preventive Public Education of Respiratory Infection.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 18(8)2021 04 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1378341
ABSTRACT
The present study aimed to systematically review to find the best available evidence on the efficacy of non-pharmaceutical interventions that have been used in the community so far. Through eight electronic journal database, 9 articles met our inclusion Participants, Intervention, Control, Outcomes, and Study Design (PICOS) criteria based on medical symptoms, interventions, and improvements. In general, interventions included hand hygiene, mask use, health education such as cough etiquette, hand washing and sanitizer methods. In addition, exercise and meditation were performed to improve immunity. As a result, the number of incidents and absences related to respiratory infections were reduced, the frequency and method of handwashing improved, and there were also positive effects in knowledge, attitude/perception, and performance. We concluded that it is necessary to create an environment and systematic support so that organizations or governments can determine healthy behavior at the same time as an individual approach. Furthermore, the follow-up for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and the monitoring period should be included during the study, consequently resulting in having an opportunity to continuously remind people about health behavior. The community provides information on various types of non-pharmaceutical intervention to maintain healthy management and lifestyles in the public.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory Tract Infections
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Hand Hygiene
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Topics:
Traditional medicine
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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