ArticleSexually transmitted infections2018
Mixed-methods evaluation of a novel online STI results service.
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- Perceptions and Experiences of Internet-Based Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Systematic Review and Synthesis of Qualitative Research.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Co-creating the clinical pathway for Test it, a web-accessed sexually transmitted infections testing service.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Article
- How does online postal self-sampling (OPSS) shape access to testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)? A qualitative study of service users.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Service user experiences of using internet-based testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs): a qualitative study.Sexually transmitted infections · 2024Article
- Access to, usage and clinic outcomes of, online postal sexually transmitted infection services: a scoping review.Sexually transmitted infections · 2022Review
- Awareness of and intention to use an online sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection testing service among gay and bisexual men in British Columbia, two years after implementation.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2021Article
- 'To be on the safe side': a qualitative study regarding users' beliefs and experiences of internet-based self-sampling forBMJ open · 2020Article
- Users' Opinions of Internet-based Self-sampling Tests for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Sweden.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2020Article
- Healthcare provider and service user perspectives on STI risk reduction interventions for young people and MSM in the UK.Sexually transmitted infections · 2020Article
- Qualitative analysis of the experiences of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men who useSexually transmitted infections · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesEvidence on optimal methods for providing STI test results is lacking. We evaluated an online results service, developed as part of an eSexual Health Clinic (eSHC).
methodsWe evaluated the online results service using a mixed-methods approach within large exploratory studies of the eSHC. Participants were chlamydia- positive and negative users of online postal self-sampling services in six National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) areas and chlamydia-positive patients from two genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics between 21 July 2014 and 13 March 2015. Participants received a discreetly worded National Health Service 'NHS no-reply' text message (SMS) informing them that their test results were ready and providing a weblink to a secure website. Participants logged in with their date of birth and mobile telephone or clinic number. Chlamydia-positive patients were offered online management. All interactions with the eSHC system were automatically logged and their timing recorded. Post-treatment, a service evaluation survey (n=152) and qualitative interviews (n=36) were conducted by telephone. Chlamydia-negative patients were offered a short online survey (n=274). Data were integrated.
results92% (134/146) of NCSP chlamydia-positive patients, 82% (161/197) of GUM chlamydia-positive patients and 89% (1776/1997) of NCSP chlamydia-negative participants accessed test results within 7 days. 91% of chlamydia-positive patients were happy with the results service; 64% of those who had tested previously found the results service better or much better than previous experiences. 90% of chlamydia-negative survey participants agreed they would be happy to receive results this way in the future. Interviewees described accessing results with ease and appreciated the privacy and control the two-step process gave them.
conclusionA discreet SMS to alert users/patients that results are available, followed by provision of results via a secure website, was highly acceptable, irrespective of test result and testing history. The eSHC results service afforded users privacy and control over when they viewed results without compromising access.
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