A randomized controlled trial to test the effect of simplified guidance with visuals on comprehension of COVID-19 guidelines and intention to stay home if symptomatic

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 892
• Main Authors: Gold, Natalie, Watson, Robin, Weston, Dale, Greaves, Felix, Amlôt, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 10.05.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Clinical trials; Comprehension; Containment; Coronavirus; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Demographic variables; Evaluation; Guidelines; Humans; Infections; Intention; Methods; Pandemics; Patient education; Practice guidelines (Medicine); Public health; SARS-CoV-2; Simplification; Statistical analysis; Text cohesion; Treatment Outcome; Visual aids; United Kingdom; United Kingdom > UK; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Simplification; Text cohesion; Guidelines

In the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative that people understand and comply with self-isolation guidelines. We tested whether a simplified version of the guidelines and a simplified version with visual aids would affect comprehension and intention to self-isolate during the containment phase of the...