Engagement with daily testing instead of self-isolating in contacts of confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In December 2020, Public Health England with NHS Test and Trace initiated a pilot study in which close contacts of people with confirmed COVID-19 were given the option to carryout lateral flow device antigen tests at home, as an alternative to self-isolation for 10-14 days. In this study, we evaluated engagement with daily testing, and assessed levels of adherence to the rules relating to behaviour following positive or negative test results.

Methods

We conducted a service evaluation of the pilot study, examining survey responses from a subset of those who responded to an evaluation questionnaire. We used an online cross-sectional survey offered to adult contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases who consented to daily testing. We used a comparison group of contacts who

SUBMITTER: Martin AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8178661 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature