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Editor, Senior Moderator
Open Forum Infect Dis
. 2022 Apr 8;9(5)
fac161.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac161. eCollection 2022 May.
Avoidance of Emergency Care in the Southeastern United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Erin Gettler[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rebecca Stern[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Bin Ni[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Heather M Munro[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mark Steinwandel[SUP] 3 [/SUP], David M Aronoff[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Deepak K Gupta[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Maureen Sanderson[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Martha J Shrubsole[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Loren Lipworth[SUP] 6 8 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
In a low-income cohort in the Southeastern United States, 5% of participants avoided emergency medical care during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, primarily due to fear and visitor restrictions. Younger age, self-perceived lower health status, lack of a personal doctor, and decreased income were associated with greater likelihood of deferring emergency care.
Keywords: COVID-19; disruption; emergency care; low income.
. 2022 Apr 8;9(5)
fac161.doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac161. eCollection 2022 May.
Avoidance of Emergency Care in the Southeastern United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Erin Gettler[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rebecca Stern[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Bin Ni[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Heather M Munro[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mark Steinwandel[SUP] 3 [/SUP], David M Aronoff[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Deepak K Gupta[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Maureen Sanderson[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Martha J Shrubsole[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Loren Lipworth[SUP] 6 8 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35493125
- PMCID: PMC9043001
- DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac161
Abstract
In a low-income cohort in the Southeastern United States, 5% of participants avoided emergency medical care during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, primarily due to fear and visitor restrictions. Younger age, self-perceived lower health status, lack of a personal doctor, and decreased income were associated with greater likelihood of deferring emergency care.
Keywords: COVID-19; disruption; emergency care; low income.