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Design and Preliminary Findings of Adherence to the Self-Testing for Our Protection From COVID-19 (STOP COVID-19) Risk-Based Testing Protocol: Prospective Digital Study.

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العنوان: Design and Preliminary Findings of Adherence to the Self-Testing for Our Protection From COVID-19 (STOP COVID-19) Risk-Based Testing Protocol: Prospective Digital Study.
المؤلفون: Herbert, Carly, Kheterpal, Vik, Suvarna, Thejas, Broach, John, Marquez, Juan Luis, Gerber, Ben, Schrader, Summer, Nowak, Christopher, Harman, Emma, Heetderks, William, Fahey, Nisha, Orvek, Elizabeth, Lazar, Peter, Ferranto, Julia, Noorishirazi, Kamran, Valpady, Shivakumar, Qiming Shi, Honghuang Lin, Marvel, Kathryn, Gibson, Laura
المصدر: JMIR Formative Research; Jun2022, Vol. 6 Issue 6, p1-11, 11p
مصطلحات موضوعية: COVID-19 pandemic, HEALTH outcome assessment, MEDICAL personnel, DIGITAL health, HEALTH literacy, MOBILE apps
مستخلص: Background: Serial testing for SARS-CoV-2 is recommended to reduce spread of the virus; however, little is known about adherence to recommended testing schedules and reporting practices to health departments. Objective: The Self-Testing for Our Protection from COVID-19 (STOP COVID-19) study aims to examine adherence to a risk-based COVID-19 testing strategy using rapid antigen tests and reporting of test results to health departments. Methods: STOP COVID-19 is a 12-week digital study, facilitated using a smartphone app for testing assistance and reporting. We are recruiting 20,000 participants throughout the United States. Participants are stratified into high- and low-risk groups based on history of COVID-19 infection and vaccination status. High-risk participants are instructed to perform twice-weekly testing for COVID-19 using rapid antigen tests, while low-risk participants test only in the case of symptoms or exposure to COVID-19. All participants complete COVID-19 surveillance surveys, and rapid antigen results are recorded within the smartphone app. Primary outcomes include participant adherence to a risk-based serial testing protocol and percentage of rapid tests reported to health departments. Results: As of February 2022, 3496 participants have enrolled, including 1083 high-risk participants. Out of 13,730 tests completed, participants have reported 13,480 (98.18%, 95% CI 97.9%-98.4%) results to state public health departments with full personal identifying information or anonymously. Among 622 high-risk participants who finished the study period, 35.9% showed high adherence to the study testing protocol. Participants with high adherence reported a higher percentage of test results to the state health department with full identifying information than those in the moderate- or low-adherence groups (high: 71.7%, 95% CI 70.3%-73.1%; moderate: 68.3%, 95% CI 66.0%-70.5%; low: 63.1%, 59.5%-66.6%). Conclusions: Preliminary results from the STOP COVID-19 study provide important insights into rapid antigen test reporting and usage, and can thus inform the use of rapid testing interventions for COVID-19 surveillance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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قاعدة البيانات: Complementary Index
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تدمد:2561326X
DOI:10.2196/38113