Reducing face touching through haptic feedback: A treatment evaluation against fomite-mediated self-infection
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UAM. Departamento de Psicología Biológica y de la SaludPublisher
WileyDate
2023-05-14Citation
10.1002/jaba.996
Journal Of Applied Behavior Analysis 56.3 (2023): 549-564
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0021-8855DOI
10.1002/jaba.996Funded by
ABA España, Grant/Award Number: CON02739Editor's Version
https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.996Subjects
awareness training; computer-mediated behavior modification; COVID-19; face touching; fomites; PsicologíaRights
© 2023 The AuthorsEsta obra está bajo una licencia de Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional.
Abstract
Fomite-mediated self-infection via face touching is an understudied transmission pathway for infectious diseases. We evaluated the effect of computer-mediated vibrotactile cues (presented through experimental bracelets located on one or both hands of the participant) on the frequency of face touching among eight healthy adults in the community. We conducted a treatment evaluation totaling over 25,000 min of video observation. The treatment was evaluated through a multiple-treatment design and hierarchical linear modeling. The one-bracelet intervention did not produce significantly lower levels of face touching across both hands, whereas the two-bracelet intervention did result in significantly lower face touching. The effect increased over repeated presentations of the two-bracelet intervention, with the second implementation producing, on average, 31 fewer face-touching percentual points relative to baseline levels. Dependent on the dynamics of fomite-mediated self-infection via face touching, treatment effects could be of public health significance. The implications for research and practice are discussed
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Google Scholar:Virues-Ortega, Javier
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Pérez-Bustamante Pereira, Agustín
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Martin, Neil
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Moeyaert, Mariola
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Krause, Peter A.
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Tarifa Rodríguez, Aida
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Trujillo Sánchez, Carolina
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Sivaraman, Maithri
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