Accepted for Publication: July 6, 2022.
Published: August 26, 2022. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.28885
Open Access: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License. © 2022 Herbert C et al. JAMA Network Open.
Corresponding Author: Apurv Soni, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Informatics, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA 01655 (apurv.soni@umassmed.edu).
Author Contributions: Dr Soni had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Concept and design: Herbert, Shi, Kheterpal, Suvarna, Durnan, Schrader, Singh, Cohen-Wolkowiez, Corbie, Kibbe, Marquez, Hafer, Gibson, O'Connor, Broach, Heetderks, McManus, Soni.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Herbert, Shi, Kheterpal, Nowak, Suvarna, Durnan, Behar, Naeem, Tarrant, Kalibala, Singh, Gerber, Barton, Lin, Kibbe, Baek, Hafer, O'Connor, Broach, Soni.
Drafting of the manuscript: Herbert, Shi, Baek, Soni.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Herbert, Shi, Kheterpal, Nowak, Suvarna, Durnan, Schrader, Behar, Naeem, Tarrant, Kalibala, Singh, Gerber, Barton, Lin, Cohen-Wolkowiez, Corbie, Kibbe, Marquez, Hafer, Gibson, O'Connor, Broach, Heetderks, McManus, Soni.
Statistical analysis: Herbert, Shi, Naeem, Singh, Barton, Kibbe, Baek, Soni.
Obtained funding: Corbie, Hafer, Gibson, McManus, Soni.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Shi, Kheterpal, Nowak, Suvarna, Durnan, Schrader, Kalibala, Singh, Cohen-Wolkowiez, Corbie, Kibbe, Hafer, O'Connor, Broach, Heetderks, McManus.
Supervision: Singh, Cohen-Wolkowiez, Corbie, Hafer, O'Connor, Broach, Heetderks, McManus, Soni.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Mr Shi reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during the conduct of the study. Dr Kheterpal reported receiving an NIH contract to CareEvolution for integration of testing and digital health during the conduct of the study and being an employee and principal at CareEvolution. Mr Nowak reported being an employee of CareEvolution during the conduct of the study and outside the submitted work. Mr Durnan reported being employed by CareEvolution during the conduct of the study and being previously employed by AiCure outside the submitted work. Dr Naeem reported receiving grants from the NIH during the conduct of the study and outside the submitted work. Dr Barton reported receiving grants from the NIH during the conduct of the study. Dr Gibson reported receiving grants from Moderna outside the submitted work. Dr McManus reported receiving grants from the NIH and collaborative research support from CareEvolution during the conduct of the study and personal fees from Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Heart Rhythm Society, Avania Consulting, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Fitbit; grants from Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer; and collaborative research support from Apple outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.
Funding/Support: This study was funded by grant 3U54HL143541-02S2 from the National Institutes of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx-Tech) program.
Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funder had a role in the design and conduct of the Say Yes! Covid Test intervention but no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Additional Contributions: We are deeply grateful first to the local communities of Louisville, Kentucky; Indianapolis, Indiana; Fulton County, Georgia; O’ahu, Hawaii; Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan; and Chattanooga, Tennessee, including local health officials, and second to our collaborators from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) who provided scientific input into the design of this study and interpretation of our results but could not formally join as co-authors owing to institutional policies. We received meaningful contributions from Bruce Tromberg, PhD; Jill Heemskerk, PhD; Andrew Weitz, PhD; and Krishna Juluru, MD (NIBIB); Rachael Fleurence, PhD (NIH Office of the Director); Felicia Qashu, PhD (NIH); and Denis Buxton, PhD; Jue Chen, PhD; and Erin Iturriaga, DNP (NHLBI). These individuals were not compensated for these contributions.
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