Centre for People and Organisation, School of Management, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.
Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Health Expect. 2021 Apr;24(2):377-385. doi: 10.1111/hex.13179. Epub 2021 Jan 12.
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, one of the key components of many countries' strategies to reduce the spread of the virus is contact tracing.
To explore public attitudes to a COVID-19 contact tracing app in the United Kingdom.
Online video-conferencing.
27 participants, UK residents aged 18 years and older.
Qualitative study consisting of six focus groups carried out between 1st-12th May, 2020 (39-50 days into the UK 'lockdown').
Participants were divided as to whether or not they felt they would use the app. Analysis revealed five themes: (1) lack of information and misconceptions surrounding COVID-19 contact tracing apps; (2) concerns over privacy; (3) concerns over stigma; (4)concerns over uptake; and (5) contact tracing as the 'greater good'. Concerns over privacy, uptake and stigma were particularly significant amongst those stated they will not be using the app, and the view that the app is for the 'greater good' was particularly significant amongst those who stated they will be using the app. One of the most common misconceptions about the app was that it could allow users to specifically identify and map COVID-19 cases amongst their contacts and in their vicinity.
Our participants were torn over whether digital contact tracing is a good idea or not, and views were heavily influenced by moral reasoning.
No patients were involved in this study. The public were not involved in the development of the research questions, research design or outcome measures. A pilot focus group with participants not included in the present paper was used to help test and refine the focus group questions. Summary results were disseminated via email to participants prior to publication for feedback and comment.
在 2020 年 COVID-19 大流行期间，许多国家减少病毒传播策略的关键组成部分之一是接触者追踪。
探索英国公众对 COVID-19 接触者追踪应用程序的态度。
在线视频会议。
27 名参与者，年龄在 18 岁及以上的英国居民。
2020 年 5 月 1 日至 12 日进行的六组焦点小组定性研究（英国“封锁”的第 39-50 天）。
参与者对是否会使用该应用程序存在分歧。分析揭示了五个主题：（1）缺乏有关 COVID-19 接触者追踪应用程序的信息和误解；（2）对隐私的担忧；（3）对污名的担忧；（4）对采用率的担忧；（5）接触者追踪是“更大的利益”。对隐私、采用率和污名的担忧在表示不会使用该应用程序的参与者中尤为重要，而认为该应用程序是为了“更大的利益”的观点在表示将使用该应用程序的参与者中尤为重要。关于该应用程序的最常见误解之一是，它可以让用户专门识别和绘制其联系人及其附近的 COVID-19 病例。
我们的参与者对数字接触者追踪是否是一个好主意存在分歧，观点受到道德推理的严重影响。
本研究没有涉及患者。公众没有参与研究问题的制定、研究设计或结果衡量标准。在进行本研究之前，使用包含不在本论文中的参与者的试点焦点小组来帮助测试和完善焦点小组问题。总结结果在发表前通过电子邮件分发给参与者，以征求反馈和意见。
