Jones KA, Steyn FD, Wallace LS. A longitudinal descriptive assessment of US college COVID-19 dashboards.
JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH : J OF ACH 2024;
72:933-939. [PMID:
35657998 DOI:
10.1080/07448481.2022.2061861]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
The purposes of this study were to (1) longitudinally examine US college and university COVID-19 dashboard content and (2) explore county-level population health and COVID-19 community indicators where colleges with large undergraduate enrollments were located.
METHODS
We identified 10 colleges with the largest undergraduate enrollments. Next, we located all public and private two- and four-year nonprofit colleges (n = 58) in each respective county. We assessed active COVID-19 dashboards using established criteria from We Rate COVID Dashboards in March 2021 and February 2022.
RESULTS
In 2021 and 2022, two-thirds (n = 38/58) of colleges had an active COVID-19 dashboard. While most COVID-19 dashboards were easy to read, they were less likely to include updated daily infection rates and testing frequency details.
CONCLUSION
Overall quality, content, and features of COVID-19 dashboards varied greatly across colleges. Future COVID-19 dashboard designs should focus on providing evidence-based information with the goal of promoting and supporting informed decision making.
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