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Editor, Senior Moderator
Pediatrics
. 2023 Jul 1;152(Suppl 1):e2022060352J.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-060352J. A Multi-Study Synthesis of Facilitators and Barriers to SARS-CoV-2 Testing Enrollment in School Settings
Dana Keener Mast[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lisa Gwynn[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sara B Johnson[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Corinne McDaniels-Davidson[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Rosanne Hoffman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elizabeth R Pulgaron[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Emily M D'Agostino[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Linda K Ko[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Jennifer L Goldman[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Paul K Drain[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Jennifer E Schuster[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Miriana C Duran[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Susan M Kiene[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Eyal Oren[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Amy Corneli[SUP] 6 10 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Objectives: Understanding the motivators and barriers to testing enrollment from different stakeholder perspectives is essential to increasing participation in school-based testing programs, particularly among underserved populations. This multistudy analysis aimed to identify facilitators and barriers to enrollment in school-based testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Methods: Four independent studies collected and analyzed qualitative data from study participants regarding: (1) motivators, benefits, and/or reasons for enrolling and/or participating in COVID-19 testing in schools; and/or (2) concerns, barriers, and/or negative outcomes related to COVID-19 testing in schools. Study authors conducted a retrospective review of findings from the independent studies to identify themes related to testing motivators and concerns that emerged across the studies.
Results: The analysis identified 10 distinct themes regarding the perceived motivators of COVID-19 testing in schools and 15 distinct themes regarding concerns and barriers to COVID-19 testing in schools. Common motivators across multiple studies included convenience of testing in school and the desire to keep self and others safe from COVID-19. Concerns about the implications of receiving a positive test result was a barrier identified by multiple studies.
Conclusions: Themes from 4 independent studies revealed insights about the motivations and barriers to enrolling and participating in COVID-19 testing programs in kindergarten through 12th grade school settings. Study findings can be used to improve enrollment and participation in new and existing school-based testing programs to reduce transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in schools.
. 2023 Jul 1;152(Suppl 1):e2022060352J.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-060352J. A Multi-Study Synthesis of Facilitators and Barriers to SARS-CoV-2 Testing Enrollment in School Settings
Dana Keener Mast[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lisa Gwynn[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sara B Johnson[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Corinne McDaniels-Davidson[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Rosanne Hoffman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elizabeth R Pulgaron[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Emily M D'Agostino[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Linda K Ko[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Jennifer L Goldman[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Paul K Drain[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Jennifer E Schuster[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Miriana C Duran[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Susan M Kiene[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Eyal Oren[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Amy Corneli[SUP] 6 10 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37394502
- PMCID: PMC10312272
- DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-060352J
Objectives: Understanding the motivators and barriers to testing enrollment from different stakeholder perspectives is essential to increasing participation in school-based testing programs, particularly among underserved populations. This multistudy analysis aimed to identify facilitators and barriers to enrollment in school-based testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Methods: Four independent studies collected and analyzed qualitative data from study participants regarding: (1) motivators, benefits, and/or reasons for enrolling and/or participating in COVID-19 testing in schools; and/or (2) concerns, barriers, and/or negative outcomes related to COVID-19 testing in schools. Study authors conducted a retrospective review of findings from the independent studies to identify themes related to testing motivators and concerns that emerged across the studies.
Results: The analysis identified 10 distinct themes regarding the perceived motivators of COVID-19 testing in schools and 15 distinct themes regarding concerns and barriers to COVID-19 testing in schools. Common motivators across multiple studies included convenience of testing in school and the desire to keep self and others safe from COVID-19. Concerns about the implications of receiving a positive test result was a barrier identified by multiple studies.
Conclusions: Themes from 4 independent studies revealed insights about the motivations and barriers to enrolling and participating in COVID-19 testing programs in kindergarten through 12th grade school settings. Study findings can be used to improve enrollment and participation in new and existing school-based testing programs to reduce transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in schools.