Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Aishani V Aatresh
• Kate Cummings
• Hilary Gerstein
• Christopher S Knight
• Andreas Limberopolous
• Megan A Stasi
• Alice Bedugnis
• Kenneth A Somberg
• Camila T França
• Michael J Mina

Titel

Development of at-home sample collection logistics for large-scale seroprevalence studies

Ist Teil von

• PloS one, 2021-01, Vol.16 (11), p.e0258516

Ort / Verlag

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek - Frei zugängliche E-Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• BackgroundSerological studies rely on the recruitment of representative cohorts; however, such efforts are specially complicated by the conditions surrounding the COVID19 pandemic.MethodsWe aimed to design and implement a fully remote methodology for conducting safe serological surveys that also allow for the engagement of representative study populations.ResultsThis design was well-received and effective. 2,066 participants ≥18 years old were enrolled, reflecting the ethnic and racial composition of Massachusetts. >70% of them reported being satisfied/extremely satisfied with the online enrollment and at-home self-collection of blood samples. While 18.6% reported some discomfort experienced with the collection process, 72.2% stated that they would be willing to test weekly if enrolled in a long-term study.ConclusionsHigh engagement and positive feedback from participants, as well as the quality of self-collected specimens, point to the usefulness of this fully remote, self-collection-based study design for future safer and efficient population-level serological surveys.