Implementation of a Hardware-Assisted Bluetooth-Based COVID-19 Tracking Device in a High School: Mixed Methods Study
Li D, Shelby T, Brault M, Manohar R, Vermund S, Hagaman A, Forastiere L, Caruthers T, Egger E, Wang Y, Manohar N, Manohar P, Davis J, Zhou X. Implementation of a Hardware-Assisted Bluetooth-Based COVID-19 Tracking Device in a High School: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Formative Research 2023, 7: e39765. PMID: 36525333, PMCID: PMC10131711, DOI: 10.2196/39765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContact tracingPilot implementation studyPublic health toolMixed-methods evaluationTechnical difficultiesSignificant numberQualitative focus group discussionsClose contactInfectious diseasesHealth toolsLarge-scale pandemicMixed-methods studyImplementation outcomesCOVID-19Significant differencesImplementation studyEmotional reassuranceFocus group discussionsMost contactMixed methods designMethods studySustained useCase interviewsMaintenance frameworkHabits