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cord-256771-kweh1doo	Williams, Simon N	Public perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A UK-based focus group study	2020-04-15		.txt	text/plain	6826	396	56	• Adherence to non-pharmaceutical interventions during pandemics is lower where people have low trust in government and where people perceive themselves at relatively low risk from the disease • There is a need for evidence on public perceptions and experiences of the psychological and social public experiences of COVID-19 related social distancing and isolation, and its relation to adherence. 10.20061267 doi: medRxiv preprint challenges for public health policymakers, including a lack of trust in government; [8] concerns over strains in family resources; [8] gaps and confusions in some areas of pandemic information communication; [9] and low adherence to voluntary social isolation and relatively low adherence to non-attendance at public gatherings. [10] Although there is existing research from past pandemics on its likely effects, [6] and new quantitative research is starting to emerge, [11] there is no published qualitative evidence on public perceptions and experiences of the psychological and social public experiences of COVID-19 related social distancing and social isolation, and its relation to adherence -a gap that the present study addresses.	./cache/cord-256771-kweh1doo.txt	./txt/cord-256771-kweh1doo.txt