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Article: Effectiveness of social distancing measures and lockdowns for reducing transmission of COVID-19 in non-healthcare, community-based settings

TitleEffectiveness of social distancing measures and lockdowns for reducing transmission of COVID-19 in non-healthcare, community-based settings
Authors
Keywordscare homes
lockdown
SARS-CoV-2
schools
social distancing
transmission
Issue Date24-Aug-2023
PublisherThe Royal Society
Citation
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2023, v. 381, n. 2257 How to Cite?
Abstract

Social distancing measures (SDMs) are community-level interventions that aim to reduce person-to-person contacts in the community. SDMs were a major part of the responses first to contain, then to mitigate, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the community. Common SDMs included limiting the size of gatherings, closing schools and/or workplaces, implementing work-from-home arrangements, or more stringent restrictions such as lockdowns. This systematic review summarized the evidence for the effectiveness of nine SDMs. Almost all of the studies included were observational in nature, which meant that there were intrinsic risks of bias that could have been avoided were conditions randomly assigned to study participants. There were no instances where only one form of SDM had been in place in a particular setting during the study period, making it challenging to estimate the separate effect of each intervention. The more stringent SDMs such as stay-at-home orders, restrictions on mass gatherings and closures were estimated to be most effective at reducing SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Most studies included in this review suggested that combinations of SDMs successfully slowed or even stopped SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the community. However, individual effects and optimal combinations of interventions, as well as the optimal timing for particular measures, require further investigation. This article is part of the theme issue 'The effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions on the COVID-19 pandemic: the evidence'.


Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/341634
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2023 Impact Factor: 4.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.870
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dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Caitriona-
dc.contributor.authorLim, Wey Wen-
dc.contributor.authorMills, Cathal-
dc.contributor.authorWong, Jessica Y-
dc.contributor.authorChen, Dongxuan-
dc.contributor.authorXie, Yanmy-
dc.contributor.authorLi, Mingwei-
dc.contributor.authorGould, Susan-
dc.contributor.authorXin, Hualei-
dc.contributor.authorCheung, Justin K-
dc.contributor.authorBhatt, Samir-
dc.contributor.authorCowling, Benjamin J-
dc.contributor.authorDonnelly, Christl A-
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-20T06:57:54Z-
dc.date.available2024-03-20T06:57:54Z-
dc.date.issued2023-08-24-
dc.identifier.citationPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2023, v. 381, n. 2257-
dc.identifier.issn1364-503X-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/341634-
dc.description.abstract<p>Social distancing measures (SDMs) are community-level interventions that aim to reduce person-to-person contacts in the community. SDMs were a major part of the responses first to contain, then to mitigate, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the community. Common SDMs included limiting the size of gatherings, closing schools and/or workplaces, implementing work-from-home arrangements, or more stringent restrictions such as lockdowns. This systematic review summarized the evidence for the effectiveness of nine SDMs. Almost all of the studies included were observational in nature, which meant that there were intrinsic risks of bias that could have been avoided were conditions randomly assigned to study participants. There were no instances where only one form of SDM had been in place in a particular setting during the study period, making it challenging to estimate the separate effect of each intervention. The more stringent SDMs such as stay-at-home orders, restrictions on mass gatherings and closures were estimated to be most effective at reducing SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Most studies included in this review suggested that combinations of SDMs successfully slowed or even stopped SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the community. However, individual effects and optimal combinations of interventions, as well as the optimal timing for particular measures, require further investigation. This article is part of the theme issue 'The effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions on the COVID-19 pandemic: the evidence'.</p>-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherThe Royal Society-
dc.relation.ispartofPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectcare homes-
dc.subjectlockdown-
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2-
dc.subjectschools-
dc.subjectsocial distancing-
dc.subjecttransmission-
dc.titleEffectiveness of social distancing measures and lockdowns for reducing transmission of COVID-19 in non-healthcare, community-based settings-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1098/rsta.2023.0132-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85168617220-
dc.identifier.volume381-
dc.identifier.issue2257-
dc.identifier.eissn1471-2962-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:001053232500007-
dc.identifier.issnl1364-503X-

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