App Use and Usability of a Barcode-Based Digital Platform to Augment COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Postpilot Survey and Paradata Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed life in the United States, as the country has recorded over 23 million cases and 383,000 deaths to date. In the leadup to widespread vaccine deployment, testing and surveillance are critical for detecting and stopping possible routes of transmission. Contact tracing has become an important surveillance measure to control COVID-19 in the United States, and mobile health interventions have found increased prominence in this space.

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate the use and usability of MyCOVIDKey, a mobile-based web app to assist COVID-19 contact tracing efforts, during the 6-week pilot period.

Methods

A 6-week study was conducted on the Vanderbilt University campus in Nashville, Tennessee. The

SUBMITTER: Scherr TF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8006896 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature