A comparison of prompts and feedback for promoting handwashing in university restrooms

Choi, Boyoon; Lee, Kyehoon; Moon, Kwansu; Oah, Shezeen

doi:10.1002/jaba.467

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“…Despite the addition of email prompts, compliance was variable, and two participants required supplemental supports to maintain improvements in handhygiene compliance. Similarly, a study conducted by Choi et al (2018) demonstrated that prompts alone were insufficient at improving hand hygiene compliance in university restrooms before proceeding to more intrusive intervention procedures. These data suggest that verbal instructions and prompts may be necessary, in some cases, but are insufficient to increase hand hygiene compliance, and additional intervention components might be warranted.…”

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Behavioral strategies for reducing disease transmission in the workplace

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Sleiman

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J of App Behav Analysis

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The coronavirus pandemic highlighted that workplaces may serve as a hub of disease transmission if proper precautions are not enacted. The Centers for Disease Control recommends several strategies for decreasing the spread of illnesses in the workplace, including a) promoting proper hand hygiene, b) cleaning and sanitizing the work area, c) encouraging sick employees to stay home, d) personal protective equipment, and, e) social distancing. Research suggests that instructions are often not sufficient to change work behaviors, and behavioral interventions may be needed. Thus, the present paper reviews existing research that informs the implementation of behavioral strategies to reduce the spread of disease in the workplace, and makes recommendations for organizations to protect employees, clients, and customers. Intervention components such as training, prompts, the reduction of response effort, clear workplace policies, feedback, and consequences are discussed, and practical recommendations and suggestions for future research are provided.

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Behavioral strategies for reducing disease transmission in the workplace

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et al. 2020

J of App Behav Analysis

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“…The prompt was a sign that stated "Washing hands with soap can prevent the transmission of various diseases"; the feedback was another sign, stating the percentage of persons washing their hands on the previous day. Choi et al (2018) found that the feedback intervention was more effective than the prompt intervention. However, the feedback also told the people using the restroom that the handwashing behavior of restroom users was surveilled by an observer, standing in proximity to the sink and pretending to use his smartphone.…”

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“…Behavior-analytic interventions in this field are often based on prompts and feedback (e.g., Choi, Lee, Moon, & Oah, 2018). From other areas of application, it is known that prompts are often less effective than feedback in changing behavior (e.g., Moon & Oah, 2013).…”

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“…Interventions using feedback to increase hand hygiene behaviors are sparse. One recent example is Choi et al (2018). The authors compared the effects of visual prompts and feedback on the handwashing behavior of restroom users.…”

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“…Therefore, the question as to whether feedback is effective in interventions aimed at hand hygiene behaviors is still open. The current research addresses this question with a feedback intervention component that did not imply that the individual behavior was personally surveyed, as was the case in the study by Choi et al (2018). This, however, would allow only feedback directed at the behavior of a larger group of people, not specific and individualized feedback such as that advised in the literature on feedback (Alvero et al, 2001, p. 20).…”

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Promoting Hand Sanitizer Use in a University Cafeteria

Bördlein

2020

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Handwashing is the most cost-efficient method to lower the risk of the transmission of infectious diseases. Especially before eating in public places like cafeterias, handwashing is recommended. Often, people do not wash their hands before eating because of the response effort associated with going to the bathroom. As an alternative way to improve hygiene, disinfection with a hand sanitizer gel is recommended. The current study used an A-B-C-A design (and a no-intervention control site) with prompts and feedback to increase the number of cafeteria patrons using hand sanitizer. Dispensers for hand sanitizer gel were placed at the entrance area of two halls of a university cafeteria. Intervention took place in one hall, whereas the other served as a control. After baseline, a poster explaining the usefulness of hand sanitizing was posted near the entrance of the cafeteria. This led to a doubling of the percentage of cafeteria patrons using the hand sanitizer, from 10.79% during baseline to 24.45%. A second poster provided feedback about the percentage of patrons sanitizing their hands and asked for more participation. This led to no further increases in hand sanitizing (23.73%). After all posters were removed, the percentage dropped to 15.63% in the mean. This research demonstrated that a simple, informative prompt can have a considerable impact on hand-sanitizing behavior. However, the role of feedback in such interventions remains questionable. Keywords Behavioral community intervention. Feedback. Hand hygiene. Hand sanitizer gels. Hand sanitizing. Prompts Hand hygiene is essential for the prevention of transmittable diseases (Saunders

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Reporting of demographic variables in theJournal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Jones

Peter

Ruckle

2020

J of App Behav Analysis

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Describing demographic variables (e.g., ethnicity/race, socioeconomic status, gender/sex, age) of participants may be important for identifying relations between these variables and behavior‐analytic procedures. Previous research found that demographic variables were underreported in behavior‐analytic studies dealing with particular populations (e.g., children with Autism Spectrum Disorder), interventions (e.g., verbal behavior), or for a subset of demographic variables. We evaluated the extent to which studies recently published in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis included descriptions of demographic variables of participants. Demographic variables were often underreported, which may limit the broader dissemination of these behavior‐analytic studies and the development of culturally responsive modifications to behavioral interventions.

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A comparison of prompts and feedback for promoting handwashing in university restrooms

Cited by 10 publications

References 18 publications

Behavioral strategies for reducing disease transmission in the workplace

Behavioral strategies for reducing disease transmission in the workplace

Promoting Hand Sanitizer Use in a University Cafeteria

Reporting of demographic variables in theJournal of Applied Behavior Analysis

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