Face-touching behaviour as a possible correlate of mask-wearing: A video observational study of public place incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Face-touching behaviour as a possible correlate of mask-wearing : A video observational study of public place incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Liebst, Lasse Suonperä; Ejbye-Ernst, Peter; de Bruin, Marijn; Thomas, Josephine; Lindegaard, Marie Rosenkrantz.

In: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Vol. 69, No. 3, 2022, p. 1319-1325.

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Liebst, LS, Ejbye-Ernst, P, de Bruin, M, Thomas, J & Lindegaard, MR 2022, 'Face-touching behaviour as a possible correlate of mask-wearing: A video observational study of public place incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic', Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 1319-1325. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14094

APA

Liebst, L. S., Ejbye-Ernst, P., de Bruin, M., Thomas, J., & Lindegaard, M. R. (2022). Face-touching behaviour as a possible correlate of mask-wearing: A video observational study of public place incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 69(3), 1319-1325. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14094

Vancouver

Liebst LS, Ejbye-Ernst P, de Bruin M, Thomas J, Lindegaard MR. Face-touching behaviour as a possible correlate of mask-wearing: A video observational study of public place incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2022;69(3):1319-1325. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14094

Author

Liebst, Lasse Suonperä ; Ejbye-Ernst, Peter ; de Bruin, Marijn ; Thomas, Josephine ; Lindegaard, Marie Rosenkrantz. / Face-touching behaviour as a possible correlate of mask-wearing : A video observational study of public place incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2022 ; Vol. 69, No. 3. pp. 1319-1325.

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abstract = "Most countries in the world have recommended or mandated face masks in some or all public places during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, mask use has been thought to increase people's face-touching frequency and thus risk of self- inoculation. Across two studies, we video- observed the face-touching behaviour of members of the public in Amsterdam and Rotterdam (the Netherlands) during the first wave of the pandemic. Study 1 (n = 383) yielded evidence in favour of the absence of an association between mask- wearing and face-touching (defined as touches of face or mask), and Study 2 (n = 421) replicated this result. Secondary outcome analysis of the two studies— analysed separately and with pooled data sets — evidenced a negative association between mask-wearing and hand contact with the face and its t-zone (i.e. eyes, nose and mouth). In sum, the current findings alleviate the concern that mask- wearing has an adverse face-touching effect.",
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AB - Most countries in the world have recommended or mandated face masks in some or all public places during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, mask use has been thought to increase people's face-touching frequency and thus risk of self- inoculation. Across two studies, we video- observed the face-touching behaviour of members of the public in Amsterdam and Rotterdam (the Netherlands) during the first wave of the pandemic. Study 1 (n = 383) yielded evidence in favour of the absence of an association between mask- wearing and face-touching (defined as touches of face or mask), and Study 2 (n = 421) replicated this result. Secondary outcome analysis of the two studies— analysed separately and with pooled data sets — evidenced a negative association between mask-wearing and hand contact with the face and its t-zone (i.e. eyes, nose and mouth). In sum, the current findings alleviate the concern that mask- wearing has an adverse face-touching effect.

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