Reaching Communities through the Design of Information Visualizations (ReDIVis) Toolbox for Return of COVID-19 Results

The overall goal of Reaching Communities through the Design of Information Visualizations (ReDIVis) Toolboxfor Return of COVID-19 Results (RCR) is to decrease health disparities related to COVID-19 by enablingwidespread use of culturally congruent and health literate infographics to return the results of SARS-CoV-2diagnostic and antibody testing in a manner that supports comprehension of the results, informs decisionmaking, and motivates appropriate behaviors. In collaboration with our community partner, the Association toBenefit Children, we will use a mixed-methods research design to achieve the following specific aims:1. Advance understanding of the factors that influence comprehension and use of the results of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic and antibody testing in underserved and vulnerable populations.2. Collaborate with underserved and vulnerable populations to design infographics for returning the resultsof SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic and antibody testing in a format that maximizes comprehension, informsdecision making, and motivates action.3. Develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate the ReDIVis Toolbox for returning the results of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic and antibody testing.ReDIVis Toolbox-RCR builds upon substantial preliminary work in community engagement, lay-personscience, system development and evaluation, and information visualization as well as existing infrastructure:(a) a research cohort of Latino adults, (b) the Visualization Design Studio of the Precision in Symptom Self-Management Center, and (c) the novel COVIDWATCHER lay-person science platform. Informed by seven publichealth ethics principles, ReDIVis Toolbox-RCR research activities (focus groups, interviews, surveys,participatory design sessions, usability testing) will result in the web-based ReDIVis Toolbox that includes: (a)infographics in English and Spanish for returning SARS-CoV-2 test results; (b) documents to support design,implementation, and evaluation of infographics; and (c) software to enable the creation of tailored culturallycongruent and health literate infographics. Within the defined areas of research interests in NOT-OD-20-119,ReDIVis Toolbox-RCR directly responds to the need for SARS-CoV-2 test results templates and toolkitsdesigned in collaboration with communities and strategies and resources to increase use and utility of testresults. In addition, ReDIVis Toolbox-RCR research activities will advance understanding of the social, ethical,and behavioral implications of how test results are interpreted and used; specifically, how the results influencedecision making and COVID-19 mitigation behaviors (e.g., social distancing, self-isolation, mask wearing, andvaccination, when available). Moreover, we will interact with other RADx-UP grantees to enhance thegeneralizability of the ReDIVis Toolbox.