Barriers to and facilitators of populational adherence to prevention and control measures of COVID-19 and other respiratory infectious diseases: a qualitative evidence synthesis.
Tácito Zaildo de Morais SantosThayla Amorim SantinoGabriela Suéllen da Silva ChavesBaldomero Antonio Kato da SilvaJoão Carlos AlchieriJuliana Carvalho FerreiraSarah LeiteKleber Giovanni LuzRicardo Oliveira GuerraTito Hugo Soares da PenhaGabriel Rodrigues da SilvaAda Cristina JácomeKarolinne Souza MonteiroKarla Morganna Pereira Pinto de MendonçaPublished in: European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society (2023)
This review suggests that financial and social support, assertive communication, trust in political authorities and greater regulation of social media enhance adherence to prevention and control measures for COVID-19 and infectious respiratory diseases. Designing and implementing effective educational public health interventions targeting the findings of barriers and facilitators highlighted in this review are key to reducing the impact of infectious respiratory diseases at the population level.