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investigate potential impacts optimizing coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 rapid antigen test rat selftesting diagnostic accuracy information online randomized experiment using hypothetical scenarios scenarios 1 3 rat result positive posttest probability considered high likely true positives scenarios 4 5 rat result negative posttest probability considered moderately high likely false negatives december 12 22 2022 mixedvariant omicron wave australia australian adults intervention diagnostic accuracy covid19 selfrat presented health literacysensitive way usual care diagnostic accuracy information provided manufacturer control diagnostic accuracy information intention selfisolate total 226 participants randomized control n 75 usual care n 76 intervention n 75 participants intervention group correctly interpreted meaning diagnostic accuracy information p 008 understanding sensitivity p 0001 understanding specificity proportion would selfisolate similar across scenarios 1 3 likely true positives proportion higher intervention group control scenarios 4 5 likely false negatives differences statistically significant largest potential effect seen scenario 5 dinner party confirmed cases person symptoms negative selfrat result 63 intervention group 49 control group indicating would selfisolate absolute difference 133 95 confidence interval 2 30 p 010 health literacy sensitive formatting supported participant understanding recall diagnostic accuracy information may increase community intentions selfisolate likely falsenegative selfrat result trial registration australia new zealand clinical trial registry actrn12622001517763 communitybased diagnostic accuracy studies covid19 selfrats indicate substantially lower sensitivity higher risk falsenegative results manufacturersupplied information government public web sitesthis online randomized study found health literacysensitive presentation imperfect diagnostic accuracy covid19 selfrats supported participant understanding recall diagnostic accuracy informationhealth literacysensitive presentation may increase community intentions selfisolate negative test result posttest probability still moderately high ie likely falsenegative resultto prevent onward spread infection efforts improve communication high risk falsenegative results covid19 selfrats urgently needed