Addressing Behavioral Barriers to COVID-19 Testing With Health Literacy-Sensitive eHealth Interventions: Results From 2 National Surveys and 2 Randomized Experiments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for COVID-19 was crucial in Australia's prevention strategy in the first 2 years of the pandemic, including required testing for symptoms, contact with cases, travel, and certain professions. However, several months into the pandemic, half of Australians were still not getting tested for respiratory symptoms, and little was known about the drivers of and barriers to COVID-19 PCR testing as a novel behavior at that time.

Objective

We aimed to identify and address COVID-19 testing barriers, and test the effectiveness of multiple eHealth interventions on knowledge for people with varying health literacy levels.

Methods

The intervention was developed in 4 phases. Phase 1 was a national survey conducted in June 2020 (n=136

SUBMITTER: Bonner C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337324 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature