Teebagy Sean, Wang Ziyue, Dunlap Denise, Saleeba Connor, DiMezza Danielle, Crain JoAnn, Lilly Craig M, Buchholz Bryan, McManus David D, Hafer Nathaniel
Department of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School, 55 Lake Ave. N, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Manning School of Business, UMass Lowell, 220 Pawtucket St., Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Feb 19;12(2):533. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12020533.
Point-of-care testing (POCT) is an emerging technology that provides crucial assistance in delivering healthcare. The COVID-19 pandemic led to the accelerated importance of POCT technology due to its in-home accessibility. While POCT use and implementation has increased, little research has been published about how healthcare professionals perceive these technologies. The objective of our study was to examine the current perspectives of healthcare professionals towards POCT. We surveyed healthcare professionals to quantify perceptions of POCT usage, adoption, benefits, and concerns between October 2020 and November 2020. Questions regarding POCT perception were assessed on a 5-point Likert Scale. We received a total of 287 survey responses. Of the respondents, 53.7% were male, 66.6% were white, and 30.7% have been in practice for over 20 years. We found that the most supported benefit was POCTs ability to improve patient management (92%) and that the most supported concern was that POCTs lead to over-testing (30%). This study provides a better understanding of healthcare workers' perspectives on POCT. To improve patient outcomes through the usage of POCT, greater research is needed to assess the needs and concerns of industry and healthcare stakeholders.
即时检验（POCT）是一项正在兴起的技术，在提供医疗保健方面提供了关键帮助。由于新冠疫情期间其可在家中使用，POCT技术的重要性加速提升。虽然POCT的使用和实施有所增加，但关于医疗保健专业人员如何看待这些技术的研究却很少发表。我们研究的目的是考察医疗保健专业人员对POCT的当前看法。我们在2020年10月至2020年11月期间对医疗保健专业人员进行了调查，以量化他们对POCT使用、采用、益处和担忧的看法。关于POCT认知的问题采用5点李克特量表进行评估。我们共收到287份调查问卷回复。在受访者中，53.7%为男性，66.6%为白人，30.7%已从业超过20年。我们发现，最受支持的益处是POCT改善患者管理的能力（92%），最受支持的担忧是POCT导致过度检测（30%）。这项研究有助于更好地理解医护人员对POCT的看法。为了通过使用POCT改善患者预后，需要进行更多研究以评估行业和医疗保健利益相关者的需求和担忧。
