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. 2016 Jun 13;4:2800208. doi: 10.1109/JTEHM.2016.2570222

TABLE 2. Interactions Between Test Availability and Other Test Attributes and Outcomes.

Test availability Potential impact on outcomes
Mobile van for TB testing in low resource setting (10) Increased access to TB testing by screening in community settings. Decline in tuberculosis rates in communities using this strategy (i.e., impact on population outcomes)
Patients’ experiences of self-monitoring blood pressure and self-titration of medication. (11) Self monitoring of blood pressure with self titration of medication Improved patient knowledge about hypertension (i.e., impact on test experience). More accurate blood pressure results (i.e., impact on test results)
Impact of the rapid diagnosis of influenza on physician decision making (12) Increased availability of point of care testing for influenza compared to not having this test Physicians who were aware of the influenza test result ordered fewer tests, care was less costly, fewer antibiotics, and shorter length of stay, and treated more children with antiviral drugs (i.e., impact on patient management, patient outcomes)
User acceptability and feasibility of self-testing with HIV rapid tests (26) Increased availability of HIV testing using self-test kits More private testing experience (i.e., test experience better). Worse test procedure (i.e., test experience worse). High proportion invalid results (i.e., test results worse).