TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility of an online antigen self-testing strategy for SARS-CoV-2 addressed to health care and education professionals in Catalonia (Spain). The TESTA'T- COVID Project
AU - Agustí, Cristina
AU - Martínez-Riveros, Héctor
AU - González, Victoria
AU - Fernandez Rivas, Gema
AU - Díaz, Yesika
AU - Montoro-Fernandez, Marcos
AU - Moreno-Fornés, Sergio
AU - Romano-deGea, Pol
AU - Muntada, Esteve
AU - Calvo, Beatriz
AU - Casabona-Barbarà, Jordi
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - We aimed to assess the feasibility of TESTA'T COVID strategy among healthcare and education professionals.in Spain during the peak of the 6 th wave caused by Omicron variant. Kits were ordered online and sent by mail, participants answered an online acceptability/usability survey and uploaded the picture of results. 492 participants ordered a test, 304 uploaded the picture (61.8%). Eighteen positive cases were detected (5.9%). 92.2% were satisfied/very satisfied with the intervention; and 92.5% found performing the test easy/very easy. We demonstrated that implementing online COVID-19 self-testing in schools and healthcare settings in Spain is feasible.
AB - We aimed to assess the feasibility of TESTA'T COVID strategy among healthcare and education professionals.in Spain during the peak of the 6 th wave caused by Omicron variant. Kits were ordered online and sent by mail, participants answered an online acceptability/usability survey and uploaded the picture of results. 492 participants ordered a test, 304 uploaded the picture (61.8%). Eighteen positive cases were detected (5.9%). 92.2% were satisfied/very satisfied with the intervention; and 92.5% found performing the test easy/very easy. We demonstrated that implementing online COVID-19 self-testing in schools and healthcare settings in Spain is feasible.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85139183305
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0275006
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0275006
M3 - Article
C2 - 36166432
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 17
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
ER -