Perceived feasibility, facilitators and barriers to incorporating point-of-care testing for SARS-CoV-2 into emergency medical services by ambulance service staff: a survey-based approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This body of work aimed to elicit ambulance service staff's perceptions on the barriers and facilitators to adoption, and clinical utility of incorporating rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing during ambulance assessments.

Design

A mixed-methods survey-based project using a framework analysis method to organise qualitative data.

Setting

Emergency and non-emergency care ambulatory services in the UK were approached to take part.

Participants

Current, practising members of the UK ambulance service (paramedics, technicians, assistants and other staff) were included in this body of work.

Results

Survey 1: 226 responses were collected between 3 December 2020 and 11 January 2021, 179 (79.2%) of which were completed in full. While the majority of respondents ind

SUBMITTER: Green K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9638752 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature