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Improving hand hygiene behaviour among adolescents by a planning intervention
Guangyu Zhou1, Tingting Jiang, Nina Knoll
1a Department of Educational Science and Psychology , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin , Germany.
Psychology, Health & Medicine
|March 17, 2015
Summary
Self-regulation strategies, focusing on planning, significantly improved adolescent hand hygiene compared to traditional education. This approach enhances planning and practice for better health behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Behavioral Science
- Health Psychology
Background:
- Traditional educational messages on hand hygiene are ineffective for adolescents.
- Self-regulatory interventions offer a promising alternative for behavior change.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a theory-guided self-regulatory intervention for improving adolescent hand hygiene.
- To compare the effectiveness of self-regulation planning strategies versus educational leaflets.
Main Methods:
- A randomized controlled trial involving 307 adolescents (aged 12-18) in high schools.
- Experimental group received self-regulation training (action and coping plans); control group received educational leaflets.
- Both groups received verbal reminders about planning hand hygiene over one month.
Main Results:
- The self-regulation group showed significantly higher hand hygiene behavior and planning at one-month follow-up (p < .01).
- Changes in planning mediated the relationship between the intervention and behavioral outcomes.
- Self-regulatory planning strategies proved superior to educational messages.
Conclusions:
- Theory-guided self-regulatory planning interventions are more effective than educational messages for adolescent hand hygiene.
- Interventions focusing on self-regulation and planning can improve health behaviors in adolescents.
- Future interventions should incorporate self-regulatory strategies to enhance health practices.
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