Implementing Germ Defence digital behaviour change intervention via all primary care practices in England to reduce respiratory infections during the COVID-19 pandemic: an efficient cluster randomised controlled trial using the OpenSAFELY platform

Implementing Germ Defence digital behaviour change intervention via all primary care practices in England to reduce respiratory infections during the COVID-19 pandemic: an efficient cluster randomised controlled trial using the OpenSAFELY platform

Abstract Background Germ Defence ( www.germdefence.org ) is an evidence-based interactive website that promotes behaviour change for infection control within households. To maximise the potential of Germ Defence to effectively reduce the spread of COVID-19, the intervention needed to be implemented...

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Main Authors: Ben Ainsworth, Jeremy Horwood, Scott R. Walter, Sascha Miller, Melanie Chalder, Frank De Vocht, James Denison-Day, Martha M. C. Elwenspoek, Helen J. Curtis, Chris Bates, Amir Mehrkar, Seb Bacon, Ben Goldacre, The OpenSAFELY Collaborative, Pippa Craggs, Richard Amlôt, Nick Francis, Paul Little, John Macleod, Michael Moore, Kate Morton, Cathy Rice, Jonathan Sterne, Beth Stuart, Lauren Towler, Merlin L. Willcox, Lucy Yardley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Implementation Science
Subjects:
Respiratory tract infections
Primary care
COVID-19
Behaviour change
Digital medicine
eHealth
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-023-01321-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-023-01321-z

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