Collecting behavioural data across countries during pandemics: Development of the COVID-19 Risk Assessment Tool.
Por:
Peters GJ, Kwasnicka D, Ten Hoor GA, Crutzen R, Varol T, Warner LM, Algargoosh M, Ali EE, Anwar M, Asih SR, Baltas ZF, Berry E, Beyene K, Campbell KA, Carneiro BM, Castillo-Eito L, Chan AHY, Chan SS, Cipolletta S, DeSmet A, Dewi TK, Dima AL, Encantado J, Epton T, Figueiredo J, Fracaroli GD, Gauchet A, Gebretekle GB, Gérain P, Godinho CA, Graham-Wisener L, Green JA, Groarke JM, Gültzow T, Guven EB, Hermans RCJ, Hermsen S, Inauen J, Kassianos AP, Kazantseva TV, Keyaerts E, König LM, Lange D, Lauwerier E, Lie Y, Liem A, Luszczynska A, Marques MM, Moore HC, Noone C, Nurmi J, Nurwanti R, Ozbay ES, Palacz-Poborczyk I, Pedruzzi RA, Poppe L, Porter LM, Powell D, Rinaldi BSN, Ruffault A, Schmitz C, Scholz U, Schweitzer AM, Ok YS, Shree M, Silva CC, Sokang YA, Tam AW, Tang MY, Tomaino SCM, van Beurden SB, Verweij S, Vluggen S, Watkins RE, Zörgo S and Roozen S
Publicada:
14 jul 2025
Ahead of Print:
14 jul 2025
Resumen:
Tools that can be used to collect behavioural data during pandemics are needed to inform policy and practice. The objective of this project was to develop the Your COVID-19 Risk tool in response to the global spread of COVID-19, aiming to promote health behaviour change. We developed an online resource based on key behavioural evidence-based risk factors related to contracting and spreading COVID-19. This tool allows for assessing risk and provides instant support to protect individuals from infection. The Risk Estimation Questions assessed users' location, age, gender, work environment, day-to-day behaviours currently performed, and conditions under which these behaviours would change. Users were also asked to estimate how often they keep their distance from others in public and regularly wash their hands, and the procedures they follow to do so. A multidisciplinary research team of more than 150 international experts developed the tool. Over 60,000 users in more than 150 countries have assessed their risk and provided data. The majority of respondents reported that they almost always keep their distance from others in public places, and most participants reported washing their hands after touching public or shared surfaces or when entering buildings. The tool, data, and results were openly shared to support government and health agencies developing behaviour change interventions. This tool creates a blueprint for similar digital infrastructure that can be replicated and used in future pandemics.
Filiaciones:
Peters GJ:
Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, Netherlands
Kwasnicka D:
University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
Ten Hoor GA:
Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Crutzen R:
Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Varol T:
Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Warner LM:
MSB Medical School Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Algargoosh M:
The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ali EE:
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Anwar M:
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Asih SR:
Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
Baltas ZF:
Cerrehpasa University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Berry E:
Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
Beyene K:
The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Campbell KA:
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Carneiro BM:
Universidade Federal de Rondonópolis, Rondonópolis, Brazil
Castillo-Eito L:
University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK
Chan AHY:
The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Chan SS:
The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Cipolletta S:
University of Padua, Padova, Italy
DeSmet A:
Université libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Dewi TK:
Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
Dima AL:
Avedis Donabedian Research Institute (FAD), Barcelona, Spain
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
Avaluació de tecnologies sanitàries en atenció primària i salut mental (PRISMA), Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Consortium "Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red" Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
Encantado J:
Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Epton T:
University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Figueiredo J:
Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
Fracaroli GD:
SAST - Segurança e Saúde do Trabalho, São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Gauchet A:
University Savoie Mont Blanc, Chambéry, France
Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
Gebretekle GB:
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Gérain P:
Université libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
Godinho CA:
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisboa, Portugal
Graham-Wisener L:
Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
Green JA:
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Groarke JM:
University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
Gültzow T:
Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, Netherlands
Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Guven EB:
Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Hermans RCJ:
LeefstijlLab Arnhem, Arnhem, Netherlands
Hermsen S:
Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Inauen J:
University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Kassianos AP:
Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
University College London, London, UK
Kazantseva TV:
Saint-Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, Russian Federation
Keyaerts E:
UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
König LM:
University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Lange D:
MSB Medical School Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Lauwerier E:
Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, Netherlands
Lie Y:
Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Liem A:
Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta City, Indonesia
Luszczynska A:
SWPS University, Warszawa, Poland
Marques MM:
National School of Public Health, Comprehensive Health Research Centre, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Moore HC:
The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, Australia
Noone C:
University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
Nurmi J:
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Nurwanti R:
Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia
Ozbay ES:
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Palacz-Poborczyk I:
SWPS University, Warszawa, Poland
Pedruzzi RA:
The Kids Research Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Poppe L:
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Porter LM:
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Powell D:
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
Rinaldi BSN:
Holy House of Mercy of Piracicaba, Piracicaba, Brazil
Ruffault A:
French Institute of Sport (INSEP), Paris, France
Schmitz C:
LimeSurvey GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Scholz U:
University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Schweitzer AM:
Fundatia Baylor Marea Neagra, Constan?a, Romania
Ok YS:
Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
Shree M:
Viztar International, Navi Mumbai, India
Silva CC:
Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
Sokang YA:
Krida Wacana Christian University, West Jakarta, Indonesia
Tam AW:
Fastgen Corporation, San Mateo, USA
Tang MY:
University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Tomaino SCM:
University of Padua, Padova, Italy
van Beurden SB:
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Verweij S:
University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Vluggen S:
Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, Netherlands
Watkins RE:
The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Zörgo S:
Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Roozen S:
Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Green Submitted, Green Published, hybrid
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