Barriers to Adopting Preventive Measures: Why is it So Hard? – GWC Mag

There are so many psychological, sociological, and intellectual barriers to change – anyone who has tried to break a bad habit or motivate a group of people can attest to that! Choices that lead to immediate, predictable, and reliable beneficial change are much easier to make than choices that have to build up over time for the changes to be seen (I’m looking at you, daily walks!). But it turns out, the hardest changes to make are those that prevent problems. In today’s post, we will explore reasons why and how this might impact infection control and prevention.