Danish citizens’ preferences for at-home oropharyngeal/nasal SARS-CoV-2 specimen collection

INTRODUCTION: Diagnostic confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 by self-collection of specimens is a reliable method compared with healthcare worker collected samples. Citizens’ preferences for collection methods are unknown, but at-home collection could have several advantages. METHODS: This study investigated...

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Autores principales: Bundgaard, Johan S., Raaschou-Pedersen, Daniel T., Todsen, Tobias, Ringgaard, Anna, Torp-Pedersen, Christian, Von Buchwald, Christian, Iversen, Kasper, Bundgaard, Henning
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2021
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8245307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34216732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.06.060
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Diagnostic confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 by self-collection of specimens is a reliable method compared with healthcare worker collected samples. Citizens’ preferences for collection methods are unknown, but at-home collection could have several advantages. METHODS: This study investigated the preference for guided at-home self-collection versus at-hospital specimen collection by healthcare workers. RESULTS: Among the 3709 participants, at-home swab collection was the preferred setting for 2362 (63.7%) compared with 1347 (36.3%) reporting a preference for an at-hospital swabbing procedure. CONCLUSION: A high preference for guided at-home self-collection of oropharyngeal/nasal SARS-CoV-2 specimens exists and could be a future norm beyond COVID-19.

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