A5081227489- Infection Control in Healthcare
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Social Media and Politics
- Psychology of Social Influence
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Media Influence and Health
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Communication and COVID-19 Impact
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Media Studies and Communication
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
Universität Ulm
2015-2023
Deutsches Jugendinstitut
2021-2022
Abstract Background During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, German early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres organised children’s attendance in different ways, they reduced opening hours, provided emergency support for a few children, or closed completely. Further, protection hygiene measures like fixed children-staff groups, ventilation surface disinfection were introduced ECEC centres. To inform modify public health ECEC, we investigate occurrence of infections among children staff light...
Adopting a social-psychological approach, this research examines whether emotional empathy, an affective reaction regarding another's well-being, fosters hand hygiene as affects other's health-related well-being extensively.Three studies tested notion: (a) cross-sectional study involving sample of health care workers at German hospital, (b) experiment testing the causal effect empathy on behaviour and (c) 11-week prospective induction affected disinfectant usage frequency in two different...
Abstract Humans modify their behavior in a socially desirable way when being watched by others. We applied this basic idea to hand hygiene compliance, that is crucial for preventing germ transmission and successive infections many settings. Building on the assumption desirable, we assume individuals show stronger compliance watched. In field study women's public restroom ( N = 354), exposed message advising hand‐washing protects against spread of pathogens. experimental condition, stylized...
The present contribution tests the main ideas that (a) hand hygiene behavior is associated with habit, and (b) this association robust when deliberative constructs (i.e. knowledge intention) are controlled for, indicating an automatic component in behavior.Two correlational studies using different operationalisations of reported. In Study 1, was assessed context food preparation; data were measured Day Reconstruction Method a sample general population. 2 considered compliance healthcare...
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic saw promotion of novel virus transmission-reduction behaviours, and discouragement familiar transmission-conducive behaviours. Understanding changes in the automatic nature such behaviours is important, because habitual may be more easily reactivated future outbreaks disrupting old habits discontinue unwanted behaviours.Design A repeated-measures, multi-national design tracked virus-transmission behaviour fortnightly over six months (Apr–Sept 2020) among 517...
This meta-analysis examines the methodological tendencies of scientific research about political communication on Twitter published in journals based Spanish-speaking countries between 2019 and 2021. It covers all indexed JCR two first quartiles Scopus index, producing a universe 1.233 articles, which 51 addressed Twitter. The focus is set following parameters: sample types construction, time periods, geographical areas, methodologies, multimedia analysis, general themes approaches, software...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, German early childhood education and care (ECEC) institutions had to limit their provision of ECEC, implement protective measures, handle new organizational tasks. Data from two longitudinal surveys (October 2020 July 2021) among ECEC managers pedagogical staff were analysed. Limited resources, limited access, high pandemic-related challenges (i.e. difficulties conflicts related implementing measures), negatively associated with frequency practices (Models 1,...
Abstract Background During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, German early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres organised childrens attendance variably (i.e., reduced opening hours, emergency support for few children only or full close-down). Further, protection hygiene measures like fixed children/staff groups, ventilation surface disinfection were introduced among ECEC centres. To inform modify public health in ECEC, we investigate occurrence of infections staff light social determinants...
Abstract Objectives Interventions promoting habitual fruit consumption have the potential to bring about long‐term behaviour change. Assessing effectiveness of such interventions requires adequate habit and measures. Habits are based on learned context‐behaviour associations, so measures that incorporate context should be more sensitive expected changes than context‐free This study compared context‐specific following a 3‐week formation intervention. Design Prospective online ( n = 58)....
Abstract Aim The “Five moments of hand hygiene” (World Health Organization 2009) can be classified into hygiene before and after patient care. Based on research indicating that compliance differs with regard to care, this evaluates the effectiveness an empathy-based intervention in motivating care which protect vulnerable individuals from contamination infection. Subjects method An online experiment involving 68 healthcare professionals working at a German hospital during first wave COVID-19...
Este meta-estudio analiza las tendencias metodológicas de los artículos científicos centrados en la comunicación política Twitter publicados español entre 2019 y 2021 revistas mayor índice impacto (JCR Scopus Q1 Q2). De un universo 1233 artículos, se una muestra 51 siete revistas. Se presta atención a siguientes parámetros metodológicos: tipos construcciones muestrales, períodos temporales, ámbitos geográficos estudiados, metodologías análisis empleadas, multimediales, temas planteamientos...
Abstract Background During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, German early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres organized children's attendance variably (i.e., reduced opening hours, emergency support for few children only or full close-down). Further, protection hygiene measures like fixed children/staff groups, ventilation surface disinfection were introduced among ECEC centres. To inform modify public health in ECEC, we investigate occurrence of infections staff light social determinants...
Abstract Background Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, day care centres in Germany needed to implement protective and hygiene measures (e.g., children fixed groups). Our research questions are: To which extent can daily practice? Which difficulties needs regarding implementation these do they report? Methods We draw on data from a nationwide survey (October 2020-June 2021) approximately 3,000 centre managers Germany. Measures are clustered four categories: reducing (1) contact...