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Czeisler, Mark É., Kennedy, Jessica L., Wiley, Joshua F., Facer‐Childs, Elise R., Robbins, Rebecca, Barger, Laura K., Czeisler, Charles A., Rajaratnam, Shantha M. W., Howard, Mark E. |
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Respirology; Jul2021, Vol. 26 Issue 7, p707-712, 6p |
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Keywords: Australia; COVID-19; emergency medical services; SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus disease EN Australia COVID-19 emergency medical services SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus disease 707 712 6 06/18/21 20210701 NES 210701 GLO:FS9/01jul21:resp14094-toc-0001.jpg PHOTO (COLOR): . gl In August 2020, the World Health Organization reported that 89% of 105 surveyed countries reported disruption to essential health services during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.1 In late June 2020, when there were 2.5 million cumulative confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in the United States,2 40.9% of 4977 surveyed US adults reported having delayed or avoided medical care due to COVID-19 concerns.3 Given the potential short- and long-term consequences of medical care delay or avoidance, we sought to determine whether similar care avoidance was observed in a region with low SARS-CoV-2 prevalence. 7 f Regional-metropolitan classification and COVID-19 restriction levels were determined using self-reported postal codes according to the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 local regional restrictions map (https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorias-restriction-levels-covid-19). To assess medical care avoidance cross-sectionally while minimizing potential confounders of varying mitigation measures or SARS-CoV-2 prevalence, surveys were administered during 15-24 September 2020, when peak COVID-19 prevention measures were in place. Delay or avoidance of routine, urgent and emergency medical care due to concerns about COVID-19 in a region with low COVID-19 prevalence: Victoria, Australia. [Extracted from the article] |
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Complementary Index |
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